Legal Opinion
Call Carl, Inc. v. BP Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 26, 1977No. Nos. 76-1345, 76-1346PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
In late summer of 1973, the plaintiffs, ten independent service station operators doing business in Maryland as BP dealers, were notified by BP that their leases and franchise agreements would not be renewed when their current terms expired. Business expectations frustrated, litigation was not far behind. The operators charged BP along with its parent corporation, Standard Oil Co. of Ohio (SOHIO), with terminating their franchises as part of a price fixing conspiracy in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1. State law claims for breach of contract and…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- United States v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Kiefer-Stewart Co. v. Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- United States v. Yellow Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Albrecht v. Herald Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Channel Master Corp. v. Aluminium Limited Sales, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1958
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Beebe v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
- Weisman v. ConnorsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1988
- Harvey v. Fearless Farris Wholesale, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Learning Works, Inc. v. The Learning Annex, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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