Legal Opinion
Atlantic Richfield Co. v. Razumic
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 10, 1978No. 40 and 41PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
In these cross-appeals, we hold that the trial court erred in: (1) directing a verdict entitling Atlantic Richfield Company (Arco) to take possession of the Arco service station Razumic operated for over twenty years; and (2) denying Razumic’s motion for a new trial on his counterclaim for damages arising out of Arco’s attempted termination of a franchise agreement.1
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1953, William Razumic, his partner Robert Mowry, and Arco signed a printed form “DEALER LEASE” prepared by Arco authorizing Razumic and Mowry to operate a newly…
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