Ports Petroleum Co., Inc. of Ohio v. Nixon

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

Plaintiff, Ports Petroleum Company, Inc. of Ohio (Ports), appeals the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Attorney General Jeremiah W. Nixon and Missouri Petroleum Marketers Association/Missouri Association of Convenience Stores on Ports’ claims for declaratory and injunctive relief. Ports asserts that: (1) the attorney general did not have authority to issue a civil investigative demand (CID) under the Merchandising Practices Act (MPA), sec. 407.010, et seq., RSMo 1994, to investigate alleged violations of the Motor Fuel Marketing Act (MFMA),…