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BOGOSIAN v. GULF OIL CORP.

Nos. 75-1666, 75-1833, 75-1667 and 75-1834.

561 F.2d 434 (1977)

Paul J. BOGOSIAN, on behalf of himself and all those similarly situated, Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, American Oil Company, Humble Oil & Refining Company, Mobil Oil Company, Phillips Petroleum Company, Shell Oil Company, Sun Oil Company, Texaco, Inc., Cities Service Oil Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, Union Oil Company of California, Union 76 Division, Amerada Hess Corp., Hess Oil and Petroleum Division, Getty Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Standard Oil Company of California. Louis J. PARISI, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Appellant, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, American Oil Company, Exxon Corporation, Mobil Oil Company, Phillips Petroleum Company, Shell Oil Company, Sun Oil Company, Texaco, Inc., Cities Service Oil Company, Atlantic Richfield Company, Union Oil Company of California, Union 76 Division, Amerada Hess Corp., Hess Oil and Petroleum Division, Getty Oil Company, Standard Oil Company of Ohio, Standard Oil Company of California, Chevron Oil Co.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Berger, Warren D. Mulloy, Bruce K. Cohen, Warren Rubin, Steven M. Kramer, David Berger, P. A., Philadelphia, Pa., Harold Brown, Brown & Leighton, Boston, Mass., Norman P. Zarwin, Zarwin, Baum, Arrangio & Somerson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants, Paul J. Bogosian and Louis J. Parisi.

Frank W. Morgan, Pittsburgh, Pa., Hoyt A. Harmon, Jr., Bala-Cynwyd, Pa., for Gulf Oil Corp.

Patrick T. Ryan, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Philadelphia, Pa., for American Oil Co.

Benjamin M. Quigg, Jr., Stephen W. Armstrong, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, Pa., Robert L. Norris, Houston, Tex., for Exxon Corp.

Charles F. Rice, James L. Burton, New York City, for Mobil Oil Corp.

Ralph W. Brenner, David L. Grove, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., Lewis J. Ottaviani, Bartlesville, Okl., for Phillips Petroleum Co.

John T. Clary, Philadelphia, Pa., William Simon, William R. O'Brien, Robert J. Brookhiser, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D. C., for Shell Oil Co.

John G. Harkins, Jr., Barbara W. Mather, Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Philadelphia, Pa., Robert M. Dubbs, St. Davids, Pa., for Sun Oil Co.

Henry T. Reath, Duane, Morris & Heckscher, Philadelphia, Pa., Milton Handler, Milton J. Schubin, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, New York City, for Texaco, Inc.

Edward W. Mullinix, Arthur H. Kahn, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for The Standard Oil Co. (Ohio).

Moses Lasky, Richard S. Haas, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, San Francisco, Cal., Edward W. Mullinix, Arthur H. Kahn, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for Union Oil Co. of California.

H. Francis DeLone, Richard G. Schneider, Dechert, Price & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., C. Lansing Hays, Jr., Hays, Landsman & Head, New York City, for Getty Oil Co.

Robert W. Sayre, Frederick H. Ehmann, Jr., Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Philadelphia, Pa., William E. Jackson, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York City, for Amerada Hess Corp.

Allen F. Maulsby, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, George P. Williams, III, Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, Philadelphia, Pa., for Chevron Oil Co.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, ALDISERT and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

In separate lawsuits, two independent service station dealers, Bogosian and Parisi, sued their respective lessors, Gulf and Exxon, alleging that the lease contracts imposed a tie-in in violation of § 1 of the Sherman Act. Each plaintiff also joined as party defendants fourteen other major oil companies whom they alleged, together with Gulf and Exxon, engaged in what they now argue was concerted action to unlawfully...

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