Legal Opinion
Webber Oil Co. v. Murray
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 20, 1988PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HORNBY, Justice.
This case requires us to determine whether the federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act preempts Maine’s Motor Fuel Distribution and Sales Act when it comes to a distributor’s obligation to give written notice before terminating a franchise agreement. We conclude that in the context of this particular franchise agreement it does not. We also resolve a variety of other issues generated in the course of a six day trial.
Robert Murray owned Grandma's Outlet, a convenience store in East Holden. Web-ber Oil Company agreed to make Exxon gasoline available for sale to the public…
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