Legal Opinion
Ackley v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 5, 1989No. Civ. B-86-402 (EBB), B-87-370 (EBB) and B-87-716 (EBB)PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
ELLEN B. BURNS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiffs, seventeen Gulf Service station dealers, bring these actions challenging the transfer of their service station franchises from Chevron to Cumberland Farms. In their complaints in the three above-captioned consolidated cases, plaintiffs allege violations of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-2806, the Connecticut Petroleum Franchise Act (“CPFA”), C.G.S. §§ 42-133j to 42-133n, and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”), C.G.S. § 42-110 et seq. Jurisdiction rests upon…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Annette Heyman v. Commerce and Industry Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Jeetendra L. Shukla, Individually v. Bp Exploration & Oil, Inc., A.K.A. Bp Oil Company, Petro Distributing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Terry R. Beachler, Randall A. Greene, Wayne T. Neal v. Amoco Oil Company, Johnson Oil Company, and Smith Oil Company of KankakeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Chestnut Hill Gulf, Inc. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
- John H. Duff and Prairie Brook Marathon, Incorporated v. Marathon Petroleum Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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