Mastercar, Inc. v. Amoco Oil Co.

Opinion by

Judge JONES.

Plaintiff, Mastercar, Inc., appeals the summary judgment entered against it in its action to enjoin defendants, Amoco Oil Company, Bill Horn, and Kermit Teske, from offering free car washes with the sale of a minimum of ten gallons of gasoline. We affirm.

Plaintiff contends that defendants’ offer of a free car wash with the purchase of gasoline constitutes an illegal gift under the Colorado Unfair Practices Act, § 6-2-105, C.R.S., because defendants will receive no additional consideration for the wash. Defendants contend that the car wash is not a gift under § 6-2-105,…