Legal Opinion
Citgo Petroleum Corp. v. RANGER ENTERPRISES, INC.
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided August 27, 2008No. 07-cv-657-bbcPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BARBARA B. CRABB, District Judge.
This case involves a dispute between a franchisor and its franchisee. Plaintiff CITGO Petroleum Corporation had a gasoline distributor franchise agreement with defendant Ranger Enterprises. Things went well for the first 15 years. Defendant expanded from four to 39 franchised locations and increased its purchases from plaintiff commensurately. In 2005, two things happened that affected the relationship. Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez became a more outspoken critic of the United States. Because Venezuela owned plaintiffs corporate parent,…
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