HOOSIER PENN OIL CO. v. ASHLAND OIL CO.

No. 90-1693.

934 F.2d 882 (1991)

HOOSIER PENN OIL COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ASHLAND OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 13, 1991.

As Corrected June 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory J. Bubalo, James N.G. Cauthen, Jeanne R. Clemens, Ogden, Sturgill & Welch, Louisville, Ky., for plaintiff-appellant.

Malcolm C. Mallette, Mark R. Wenzel, Krieg, Devault & Alexander, Indianapolis, Ind., Merrill S. Schell, Debra D. Poulin, Carole D. Christian, K. Gregory Haynes, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Louisville, Ky., for defendant-appellee.

Before WOOD, Jr., COFFEY, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Hoosier Penn Oil Company sought a preliminary injunction to prevent Ashland Oil Company from terminating its contract with Hoosier to distribute Valvoline Oil products. Because Hoosier was not an Ashland franchise under Indiana law, we affirm the district court's denial of the preliminary injunction.

I.

Hoosier began distributing Valvoline oil and lubricant products in 1978, and formalized its relationship with Ashland's Valvoline...

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