VALENTINE v. MOBIL OIL CORP.

No. 85-2029.

789 F.2d 1388 (1986)

David P. VALENTINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 19, 1986.

As Amended May 30, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald W. Meyer, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant.

N. Warner Lee, Michael C. Cox, Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee.

Before POOLE, BEEZER and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.


KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge.

We consider whether, under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2801 et seq. (the PMPA), an oil company may decline to renew a gas station franchise because the franchisee will not consent to alterations in the structure and operation of the station.

Facts1

For the past ten years David Valentine has operated a gas station in Scottsdale, Arizona, under successive leases...

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