Palombi v. Getty Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BECHTLE, District Judge.

This action arose out of defendant Getty Oil Company’s (“Getty”) termination of plaintiff William L. Palombi (“Palombi”) as the operator of a service station following some events deemed by defendant to be grounds upon which the franchise should be terminated, including Palombi’s conviction in the United States District Court for price-gouging. This Memorandum Opinion is filed in support of the Court’s Order of September 8, 1980, granting defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s only remaining claim. 1

A motion for summary judgment under…