Legal Opinion
Smith v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-3635PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
EDWARD R. BECKER, Circuit Judge. *
I. Preliminary Statement
It was only a matter of time until the video game rage gave rise to litigation. This case is before us in the wake of the termination by defendant Atlantic Richfield Company (“ARCO”) of an agreement between it and plaintiff Herbert B. Smith for the operation of an “am/pm” convenience store in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, because of plaintiff’s failure to remove several coin-operated video games from the store’s premises. 1 The convenience store is adjacent to an ARCO gasoline station operated by plaintiff under a separate lease.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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