Howard L. Gruver, Lois H. Gruver, Timberland Associates, Inc. v. Midas International Corporation, E. Patrick Halpin v. Midas International Corporation, an Illinois Corporation

925 F.2d 280 Howard L. GRUVER, Lois H. Gruver, Timberland Associates, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. E. Patrick HALPIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MIDAS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, an Illinois Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 89-35680, 89-35749. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1990. Decided Jan. 29, 1991. Alexander A. Wold, Jr., Dwyer, Simpson & Wold, Eugene, Or., for plaintiffs-appellants. Mildred J. Carmack, Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland, Or., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before SCHROEDER, NORRIS and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges. WIGGINS, Circuit Judge: 1 Howard L. Gruver, his wife Lois Gruver and their wholly owned corporation Timberland Associates, Inc. ("the Gruvers"), and E. Patrick Halpin ("Halpin") appeal the district court's summary judgments for Midas International Corporation ("Midas") in the Gruvers' and Halpin's diversity suits against Midas for allegedly fraudulently selling them economically unviable Midas Muffler Shop franchises and related claims. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec.…