Legal Opinion
Westfield Centre Service, Inc. v. Cities Service Oil Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided June 29, 1981PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
SCHREIBER, J.
In this case we are called upon to interpret sections of the Franchise Practices Act (Act), N.J.S.A. 56:10-1 et seq., relative to the termination of a franchise, N.J.S.A. 56:10-5, and the remedies, including attorneys’ fees, available to a franchisee upon termination, N.J.SA,. 56:10-10. Interrelated with these interpretive questions are constitutional due process and equal protection issues.
These various problems arose out of an action instituted by Westfield Centre Service, Inc. (Westfield Centre), and James Galligan, its director,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Nebbia v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
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