Legal Opinion
American Oil Co. v. Ross
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 28, 1980No. 80-36PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.
In 1970, the Rosses leased until 1982 certain property to The American Oil Company (Amoco), upon which property Amoco thereafter constructed and maintained a gasoline service station. The lease contained no purchase options. In 1972, the parties entered into a supplemental agreement which, inter alia, reversed the method of rent payments from a percentage of gasoline sold to a fixed dollar rental, and, pertinent here, gave lessee two different options to purchase the property. The first of these, the fixed price option, provided:
“Lessee shall have . . . the option of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ready v. Safeway Rock CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1946
- Platt v. General Development CorporationDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- J & S Coin Operated MacHines, Inc. v. GottliebDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978
- Canal Lumber Co. v. Florida Naval Stores & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1922
- Trafalgar Developers, Ltd. v. MorleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Lydia ChiodoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- McDonald's Corp. v. Lebow Realty TrustDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1989
- Amoco Oil Co. v. LondonMassachusetts Superior Court · 1981
- Gulf Oil Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Lydia ChiodoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- Gulf Oil Corporation, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Lydia ChiodoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986