Becker v. Crown Central Petroleum Corp.

The General Assembly of Maryland at its session held in 1973 made known its concern about the distribution and sale through marketing arrangements of petroleum products in this State. It declared that the economy, the public interest, welfare and transportation were vitally affected thereby and found it necessary to define the relationships and responsibilities of the parties to certain agreements pertaining thereto. Code, Art. 23, § 167A. It did so by enacting the “Maryland Gasoline Products Marketing Act” as a subheading under the “Corporations” Article. 1 Ch. 662, Acts 1973, codified as…