Legal Opinion
Independent Oil & Tire Co. v. Marathon Petroleum Co.
District Court, N.D. Ohio
Decided December 27, 1982No. Civ. A. No. C82-382PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DOWD, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion of defendant, Marathon Petroleum Company (Marathon), to dismiss the complaint and amended complaint of plaintiff, Independent Oil and Tire Company (Independent), pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim.
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The facts alleged in the complaint must be accepted as true for the purposes of deciding this motion. Between August 19, *6341973, and January 28, 1981, the federal government regulated petroleum prices. During that period of time, Independent purchased a large amount of fuel oil, middle distillates and gasoline…
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