Legal Opinion

Slatky, John v. Amoco Oil Company, Service Station Dealers of America, Inc., Amicus Curiae

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 30, 1987No. 86-5102PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OP THE COURT

BECKER, Circuit Judge.

Under Title I of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, (“PMPA”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801-06, an oil company that terminates or fails to renew a franchise for a permissible business purpose unrelated to the franchisee’s misconduct must make a “bona fide offer” to sell to the franchisee the leased property used by the franchisee in his business. §§ 2802(b)(2)(E)(iii)(I); 2802-(b)(3)(D)(iii)(I). This appeal from the judgment of the district court, 626 F.Supp. 1223, following a bench trial, in favor of appellee Amoco Oil Company and against one of its…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Dothard v. RawlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Western Air Lines, Inc. v. CriswellSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Amerada Hess Corp. v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
  4. John Robertson v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  5. Slatky v. Amoco Oil Co.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1986

3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Timothy O'Shea T/a Tim's Amoco v. Amoco Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
  2. Kehm Oil Co. v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2008
  3. Glenside West Corp. v. Exxon Co., USADistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
  4. St. Luke's Hospital v. SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2010
  5. Byron C. Darling, III v. Mobil Oil CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989

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