DEGE v. MILFORD

No. 89-1178.

574 A.2d 288 (1990)

John Richard DEGE, Appellant, v. William Stacy MILFORD, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 10, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence J. Bernard, Jr., Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Mark London, for appellee.

Before TERRY, STEADMAN and SCHWELB, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

This case, involving an issue apparently of nationwide first impression, stems from a dispute over rights in an Exxon gasoline service station franchise. Specifically, the issue is whether a right of first refusal in the franchise agreement is enforceable in light of the free transferability provisions of the District of Columbia Retail Service Station Act of 1976, D.C.Code §§ 10-201 to 242 (1989) ("the RSSA"). We hold that at...

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