Legal Opinion
Automatic Comfort, Corp. v. D & R Service, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 28, 1985No. Civ. H-84-1069 (PCD)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
DORSEY, Judge.
In order to obtain the clear right to treat as breached two contracts entered into with defendant, plaintiff seeks a judgment declaring defendant’s rights under the contracts null and void. Plaintiff claims it is not limited by the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. § 2801, et seq., and asks for a declaratory judgment to that effect. Defendant claims rights under PMPA to preclude plaintiff’s untrammeled invocation of self-help in response to defendant’s alleged breaches of contract.
Jurisdiction is found. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1337, 2201 and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Simpson v. Union Oil Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Checkrite Petroleum, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Amoco Oil Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- Johnson v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Farm Stores, Inc. v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Kellam Energy, Inc. v. DuncanDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Miller v. W.H. Bristow, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1990
- Sigmon v. Widenhouse Service, Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1986
- Douglas v. Petroleum Wholesale, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2005
- Karak v. Bursaw Oil Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001
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