Legal Opinion
Francis George Hinkleman v. Shell Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1992No. 91-2328PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Francis Hinkleman, a service station operator, appeals the district court’s disposition under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and 56 of his franchise claims against Shell Oil Company. Hinkleman had filed a two-count complaint with the district court alleging: 1) that Shell Oil Company’s termination of his petroleum marketing franchise agreement violated section 102(b)(2)(C) of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA), 15 U.S.C. § 2802(b)(2)(C) (1988); and 2) that Shell’s discriminatory pricing practices through its lease of real estate to Hinkleman violated Maryland…
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