Mobil Oil Corp. v. Superior Court

Opinion

CAPACCIOLI, J.

—Mobil Oil Corporation is the named defendant in an action by Frank and Joseph Benevento arising out of their loss of a Mobil service station lease. The lease terminated when Mobil elected not to renew the underlying ground lease. The Beneventos pled three theories based in California common law: Violation of an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, fraud, and interference with prospective advantage. Mobil moved for summary judgment, arguing among other things that these claims are preempted by federal law. The motion was denied,; Mobil seeks review. We…