Legal Opinion
Steven G. Clark v. Bp Oil Company and Downey Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 24, 1998No. 96-5847PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBoggs, J.
COLE, J. (pp. 396-98), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.
OPINION
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
A gasoline station franchisee appeals the district court’s order granting partial summary judgment in favor of BP Oil Company (“BP”) and Downey Oil Company (“Downey”) and remanding the remaining claims to state court in his suit alleging violations of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”) and various claims under Tennessee law. We affirm.
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In 1990, Stephen Clark began operating his BP Emerald-Mart in Lenoir City, Tennessee pursuant to a franchise agreement he had entered into with BP. Under the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- May-Som Gulf, Inc. v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- C.T. Massey D/B/A C.T. Massey Oil Company B.W. Lyons Oil Co. v. Exxon Corporation D/B/A Exxon Company, U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Consumers Petroleum Co. v. Texaco, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Baldauf v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 1981
- Continental Enterprises, Inc. v. The American Oil Company and Amoco Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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