Legal Opinion
Lyons v. Mobil Oil Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided December 28, 1982No. Civ. B 81-406PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES
EGINTON, District Judge.
This action was commenced by plaintiff Daniel J. Lyons on August 31, 1981, pursuant to the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. (the “PMPA”), seeking preliminary and permanent injunctive relief prohibiting defendant Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”) from terminating Lyons’ franchise to operate a retail gasoline service station. Lyons also sought compensation pursuant to Conn.Gen.Stat. § 42-133e, exemplary damages and costs and attorney’s fees.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Becker Steel Co. of America v. CummingsSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Lyons v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1981
- Noe v. Mobil Oil Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1980
3Cited by7 opinions
- Bruce Lippo, D/B/A "Walden-Woodfield Service Station," v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- John A. Ketterle and John E. Ketterle, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Appellants v. B.P. Oil, Inc., Defendant-Counter-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Harold Jones v. Crew Distributing Co., Inc., Mickey CrewCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Chestnut Hill Gulf, Inc. v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
- Khan v. State Oil Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
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