Legal Opinion
Checkrite Petroleum, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Amoco Oil Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 1, 1982No. 771, 795, Dockets 81-7792, 81-7832PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
Amoco Oil Company (“Amoco”) appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Brieant, J., enjoining it under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801 et seq. (Supp. IV 1980) (“PMPA”), from terminating 1 its agreement with Checkrite Petroleum, Inc. (“Checkrite”) except in accordance with the PMPA and awarding Checkrite attorney’s fees. Because we find that the PMPA does not apply to the relationship between Amoco and Checkrite, we reverse. 2
BACKGROUND
On March 31, 1976, Amoco and Checkrite entered into a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Caminetti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1917
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- William J. Bauers, Jr. v. Herbert T. Heisel, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
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