Legal Opinion
C.T. Massey D/B/A C.T. Massey Oil Company B.W. Lyons Oil Co. v. Exxon Corporation D/B/A Exxon Company, U.S.A.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1991No. 88-6335PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs C.T. Massey Oil Company and B.W. Lyons Oil Company appeal the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment for defendant, Exxon Corporation, and dismissing their claims for wrongful termination of a franchise brought pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. Upon a review of the record, we affirm the ultimate holding, although we reject a portion of the district court’s analysis.
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The plaintiffs were two of seven franchised wholesale distributors of Exxon products in Kentucky. Prior to the developments which precipitated this action, each had…
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