Legal Opinion
Witmer v. Exxon Corp.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1981No. 131PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KAUFFMAN, Justice.
In separate equity actions consolidated here on appeal, appellants, seven gasoline service station dealers, challenged rental increases imposed by their common lessor, Exxon Corporation (“Exxon”), pursuant to express clauses in their retail service station leases. 1 Alleging that the clauses and the manner in which Exxon exercised its rental adjustment rights thereunder were (1) in violation of the Pennsylvania Gasoline Petroleum Products and Motor Vehicle Accessories Act (“Gasoline Act”), 2 (2) in breach of fiduciary duties allegedly owed by Exxon to appellants, and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. RazumicSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- K & C, Inc. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- Goldinger v. Boron Oil CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Witmer v. Exxon Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Germantown Manufacturing Co. v. RawlinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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