Legal Opinion

Total Petroleum, Inc. v. Gary J. Davis, D/B/A Gary J. Davis Oil Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 2, 1986No. 85-1503PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAY, Chief Judge.

Total Petroleum, Inc. (Total) appeals the denial of its motion for a directed verdict on Total’s claim against its distributor, Gary Davis, for money owing on an open account. Total also appeals the district court’s denial of its motion for a directed verdict in its favor on Davis’ counterclaims for fraud and for violation of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2806 (1982) (PMPA). In the alternative, Total seeks a reversal and remand for a new trial on the grounds that the district court 1 improperly admitted certain evidence and erroneously instructed…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Johnson v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. John A. Karjala v. Johns-Manville Products CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. James T. Crues v. Kfc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
  4. Robert B. Carlton and Bobbie L. Carlton v. H. C. Price Company and Roger Dale MoyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. James T. Crues, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Kfc Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Ann Walker v. At & T Technologies, Dba at & T Consumer Products, Dba at & T Phone Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
  2. Total Petroleum, Inc. v. Gary J. Davis, D/B/A Gary J. Davis Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
  3. Glenside West Corp. v. Exxon Co., USADistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
  4. The Jacobs Manufacturing Company v. Sam Brown Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  5. Larry Coffman v. Myrna TrickeyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

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