Legal Opinion
Matthew Strum v. Exxon Company, Usa, a Division of Exxon Corporation Exxon Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1994No. 93-1358PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This case requires us to address various rationales for using tort remedies to compensate contract breaches. Because the plaintiff pled fanciful tort theories where redress, if any, lay in the law of contract, we affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant.
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Plaintiff Matthew Strum operated an Exxon service station in Hillsborough, North Carolina. After leasing the station for many years, Strum purchased it in 1975 and continued to operate it as an Exxon station pursuant to a series of gasoline distribution agreements with the…
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