Amoco Oil Company v. Luehrs, 465 A.2d 1192 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 10-7-83)

State appellate court held that lower court erroneously enjoined franchisor the day after the federal court had denied injunctive relief to franchisee. Federal court held that franchisor was entitled to terminate either on the grounds of the assignment clause or the franchisee's death. During the term, franchisee became terminally ill. He notified franchisor that he wanted to assign his franchise to his relatives. Franchisor conditioned its acceptance upon assignee's acceptance of a trial franchise. The assignees rejected fran-chisor's offer. Franchisee attempted to unconditionally assign his interest. After franchisee's death, franchisor sent his widow a termination notice.