Exxon Corp. v. Butler

173 Ga. App. 146 (1984)

325 S.E.2d 806

EXXON CORPORATION

v.

BUTLER.

68494.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided December 4, 1984.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1984.

Earle B. May, Jr., G. Conley Ingram, for appellant.

Danny J. Lovell, for appellee.

BENHAM, Judge.

Appellee, Earl Butler, d/b/a Lakeshore Exxon, operated a service station in Gainesville, Georgia, and received his supplies, including fuel, from appellant, Exxon Corporation. As part of the operation, Butler accepted Exxon credit cards, the use of which was governed by a contract and credit card manual. Those documents stated, inter alia, that…