Legal Opinion
Ellis v. Mobil Oil Corp.
District Court, D. Arizona
Decided March 16, 1989No. CIV 87-1997 PHX CLHPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HARDY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Richard G. Ellis (“Ellis”) operates a service station under a franchise agreement with defendant Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”). Mobil and Union Oil Company of California (“Unocal”) agreed to trade several service stations, and assigned a specific value to each station. El*1095lis’s station (one of the properties to be traded) was valued at $581,000. Ellis was given a right of first refusal to purchase the property, as set forth in the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (“PMPA”), 15 U.S.C. § 2802(b)(3)(D)(iii) (1982). Ellis declined to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- William R. Gooley v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Slatky, John v. Amoco Oil Company, Service Station Dealers of America, Inc., Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Ollie v. RainboltSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1983
- Humboldt Oil Co., Inc., and J.R. Mastelotto v. Exxon Company, U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Brownstein v. Arco Petroleum Products Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1985
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Razavi v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1993
- Keener v. Exxon CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994
- Keener v. Exxon Co. USACourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994