Legal Opinion
Portland 76 Auto/Truck Plaza, Inc. v. Union Oil Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1998No. Nos. 95-35543, 95-36022PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:
A fuel wholesaler improved one leased truck stop less than others. Did this violate the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. § 13 et seq., or Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq.? The lease? The Robinson-Patman Act issue turns out to be especially difficult.
I. FACTS
Unocal made two agreements with Portland 76, in 1978. It leased a truck stop in Oregon to Portland 76, and contracted to sell Portland 76 motor fuel for resale. The lease in effect at the times relevant to most of the issues in this case ran from April 1, 1991 to February 28, 1994. No…
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