American Oil Company v. Manpower, Inc.

Eberhardt, Judge.

American Oil Company owned certain service stations in and near Atlanta which were, or were about to be closed because of the lack of an available and acceptable lessee or purchaser. In order to avoid a closing and to maintain a flow of business in them it contracted with Manpower, Inc. to operate the stations on a cost plus basis as to labor, and Manpower was to purchase the opening inventory and other merchandise as needed from American, and upon a termination of the arrangement American would repurchase the closing inventory and make good any operating losses suffered.…