The Court refused to summarily dismiss a franchisee's $20 million damages claim against Jim's Group but struck out the statement of claim as embarrassing and failing to disclose a reasonable cause of action. The Court found that while some aspects of the claim (particularly regarding an alleged 'policy' in customer quotes and potential misrepresentation about territory) were weak but not untenable, the pleadings fundamentally failed to articulate material facts or specify how the franchisor breached the franchise agreement.
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