Legal Opinion
Corp v. Atlantic-Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 6, 1986No. 13737-9-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, J.*
—Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) petitions for discretionary review of a trial court decision that certain convenience stores operated in conjunction with ARCO gas stations constituted franchises under RCW 19.100, the Franchise Investment Protection Act (FIPA).
Facts
Respondents, Craig Corp, et al, were originally lessees of ARCO service stations. In 1976, ARCO offered an arrange*565ment to these lessees and others, by which their service bays would be converted into convenience stores. The arrangement was formalized through an addendum to preexisting service station leases. The addendum…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- City of Austin v. TeagueTexas Supreme Court · 1978
- Keyes v. BollingerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1982
- Blanton v. Mobil Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Lobdell v. Sugar 'N Spice, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1983
- Beeson v. Atlantic-Richfield Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Nelson v. National Fund Raising Consultants, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1992
- Corp v. Atlantic-Richfield Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1993
- Corporate Resources, Inc. v. Eagle Hardware & Garden, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2003
- Corporate Resources, Inc. v. Eagle Hardware & Garden, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2003
- Corp v. Atlantic-Richfield Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1992
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