Ronald Thompson, Cross-Appellant v. Amoco Oil Company, a Maryland Corporation, Cross-Appellee

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Ronald Thompson, an Amoco dealer since 1972, moved his residence approximately three hundred miles away from Normal, Illinois, where he owned a service station, to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. Upon learning of the move, Amoco officials became concerned that Thompson’s physical absence from the station would result in a loss of customer goodwill and a decline in profits. They became so concerned that they terminated Amoco’s franchise agreement with Thompson when he refused to return to the vicinity of his station. Thompson sued Amoco, claiming that the termination…