Legal Opinion
Leon Thompson v. Kerr-Mcgee Refining Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 26, 1981No. 79-2311PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TEMPLAR, Senior District Judge.
This case involves the interpretation and application of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (the Act), 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. Kerr-McGee appeals from a jury verdict awarding Leon Thompson, the plaintiff below, $18,500 damages for loss of income resulting from the unlawful nonrenewal of his franchise relationship with Kerr-McGee.
As a preliminary matter, we consider some of the circumstances under which a district judge may grant a motion to vacate under Rule 60(b), F.R.Civ.P. We then consider whether the franchisee has a right to a jury trial of causes of…
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