Legal Opinion
Davis v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 10, 1984No. 83-938, 83-1545PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellant, Robert Davis, challenges two separate orders of the Landlord and Tenant Branch of Superior Court.
In the first, Judge Doyle granted summary judgment to appellee, Gulf Oil Corp. (Gulf), on Gulfs action for possession of an automotive retail service station which Davis had leased and operated since 1972. The court rejected appellant’s arguments that Gulf's nonrenewal of Davis’ franchise violated the 90-day notice requirement of the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-41 (1982), and the 90-day notice and one-year minimum lease…
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