SHELL OIL CO. v. NOEL

No. 79-1393.

608 F.2d 208 (1979)

SHELL OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Philip W. NOEL et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 26, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Abrams, Washington, D. C., with whom A. M. Minotti, William Simon, Stuart H. Harris and Howrey & Simon, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellant.

Patrick J. Quinlan, Washington, D. C., with whom Dennis J. Roberts, II, Atty. Gen., Providence, R. I., was on brief, for appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge, WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge.


WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge:

This an appeal from the District Court's order granting defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiff's complaint. The District Court granted the motion on the ground that defendants were not proper parties to this action because they had no connection with the enforcement of the Rhode Island Motor Fuel Distribution and Sales Act of 1976, R.I.Gen.Laws §§ 5-55-5 and 5-55-6 (1978), as to...

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