GULF OIL CORPORATION, Atlantic Richfield Company, Shell Oil Company, and Exxon Corporation, Defendants-Appellants,
v.
Frank McManus, On Behalf of Himself and All Other Purchasers of Petroleum Products within the State of Indiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, Amoco Oil Company, Standard Oil Company (Indiana), Texaco, Inc., and Mobil Oil Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.
Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
May 23, 1977.
May 23, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Joseph A. Roper, Chapleau, Roper, McInerny, Minczeski & Farabaugh, South Bend, for Gulf Oil Corp.; John E. Bailey, Law Dept., Gulf Oil Corp., Houston, Tex., William F. McInerny, Chapleau, Roper, McInerny, Minczeski & Farabaugh, South Bend, of counsel.
Glenn J. Tabor, Blachly, Tabor, Bozik & Hartman, Valparaiso, for Atlantic Richfield Co.; Otis Pratt Pearsall, John A. Donovan, Philip H. Curtis, Hughes, Hubbard & Reed, New York City, Donald A. Bright, Gary M. Caylor, Atlantic Richfield Co., Los Angeles, Cal., of counsel.
Herbert K. Douglas, Douglas, Douglas & Douglas, Valparaiso, for Shell Oil Co.; William Simon, William R. O'Brien, Howrey, Simon, Baker & Murchison, Washington, D.C., of counsel.
James H. Pankow, Jones, Obenchain, Johnson, Ford, Pankow & Link, South Bend, for Exxon Corp.; John H. Chiles, Houston, Tex., of counsel.
William G. Conover, Philip M. Cagen, Valparaiso, for Frank McManus.
Arthur A. May, Crumpacker, May, Levy & Searer, South Bend, for Amoco, Inc. and Standard Oil of Indiana, Inc.
Charles T. Clifford, Chester, Clifford, Hoeppner & Houran, Valparaiso, William R. Syle, New York City, for Texaco, Inc.
James V. Donadio, James E. Hawes, Jr., Ice, Miller, Donadio & Ryan, Indianapolis, Charles F. Rice, Asst. Gen. Counsel, North American Div., Mobil Oil Corp., New York City, Patrick J. Dougherty, Valparaiso, for Mobil Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.
GARRARD, Judge.
This case concerns the operation of our trial rules relating to change of venue. Appellee McManus commenced suit as a purported class action against the oil companies. On May 14, 1974, pursuant to Indiana Rules of Procedure, Trial Rule 23(C)(1), the court set a class action determination hearing for June 13.1 On June 6, after being denied a continuance, McManus moved for a change of venue. The court forthwith granted the...
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