Legal Opinion
Marathon Petroleum Co. v. Guy R. Pendleton
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1989No. 88-3799PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIAL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Guy R. Pendleton, appeals from the district court’s ruling that plaintiff-appellee, Marathon Petroleum Company (Marathon), could terminate Pen-dleton’s franchise. For the following reasons, we affirm the decision of the district court.
I
Pendleton first obtained a franchise to a Marathon gas station in October 1983. The lease and franchise agreements became effective on December 30, 1983 and were scheduled to expire on November 30, 1986. J. App. at 57. Under the franchise agreement, Pendleton purchased gasoline and other service station…
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- Byron C. Darling, III v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
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