Carbone v. Gulf Oil Corp.

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

SHAPIRO, District Judge.

Plaintiff, an owner of a gasoline station, brought this action, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated owners of gasoline stations, against defendant Gulf Oil Corporation for alleged violations of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970 (“ESA”), as amended, 12 U.S.C. § 1904 (Note) and the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act of 1973, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 751 et seq. Plaintiff’s complaint is that defendant willfully overcharged on the sale of petroleum products. Defendant contends that plaintiff’s claim is not only lacking in…