Legal Opinion

Mobil Oil Corporation v. Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services of Virginia

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided August 6, 1991No. 90-2740PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Mobil Oil Corporation (“Mobil”) appeals the district court’s dismissal of its declaratory judgment action for failure to present a justiciable case or controversy. Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney General, 747 F.Supp. 1173 (E.D.Va.1990). We believe that Mobil’s predicament — submit to a statute or face the likely perils of violating it — is precisely why the declaratory judgment cause of action exists. Accordingly, we reverse and remand.

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In its 1990 session, the Virginia legislature made significant amendments to the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act…

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