Legal Opinion

Paramount Petroleum Corp. v. Superior Court

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 20, 2014No. B253290PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

CROSKEY, J.

Real party in interest Building Materials Corporation of America doing business as GAF Materials Corporation (GAF) brought the instant breach of contract action against petitioner Paramount Petroleum Corporation (Paramount). GAF had entered into a long-term contract with Paramount by which Paramount would supply GAF with its requirements for asphalt coating for GAF’s manufacture of roofing shingles. The asphalt coating was to be made from Oriente crude oil (Oriente), from Ecuador. Rather than linking the price of the asphalt coating to the price of Oriente, the parties…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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