Vallejo v. Pioneer Oil Co.

Edward Vallejo, III, doing business as the Super V Mini Mart, filed this action for declaratory judgment against Pioneer Oil Company. Vallejo sought a declaration of his rights and obligations under a written agreement between Pioneer and Vallejo’s predecessors in interest. This contract, entitled a “Lease and Operating Agreement,” provided that Pioneer, as “Lessee,” would install a self-service gasoline operation on the premises of a convenience store owned by “Lessors,” and that the “Lessors” would sell exclusively Pioneer’s gasoline in exchange for a percentage of the dollar sales and a…