ABBOTT v. AMOCO OIL CO.

No. 2-92-1275.

619 N.E.2d 789 (1993)

249 Ill. App.3d 774

189 Ill.Dec. 88

Kenneth ABBOTT et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMOCO OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

August 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. La Mantia, Farrell & Barr, Rosemont, for Kenneth Abbott, Thomas A. Abramowicz, Robert W. Adam, Donald F. Ardito, Robert Bartel, Wayne Berryman, Jr., Lawrence P. Breisch, Richard Conyers, George R. Cooke, Sr., Frank Del Medico, James H. Edwards, Kevin Finnegan, Herman W. Fisher, Timothy Flynn, Peter Guglielmi, Kenneth W. Graske, Robert L. Hillerich, William E. Hopewell, Gladine Jacobsen, Harold Kathe, Thomas Kazmierczak, Gerald L. Klimezak, James Krage, Harlan Krafft, Duane Lehnert, Sam Long, Charles Mudek, John O'Keefe, Wayne Pippin, Robert J. Poore, Gerald Purkey, Roger Redderoth, Fredrick Roempler, Vernon Segert, Robert Spearman, William Spearman, Thomas Tassos, William P. Tselepis, Milan Vranjes, Richard Wassell, Lawrence Weber, Raymond Wilk, James Zambos and Michael E. Zielinski.

Richard C. Godfrey, William J. Noble, David J. Zott, Kirkland & Ellis, Chicago, for Amoco Oil Co.


Presiding Justice INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

In this case, a large group of gasoline retailers (the dealers) who sell Amoco brand products sued Amoco alleging breach of contract. Specifically, the dealers claimed that Amoco violated express promises it made to them in conjunction with Amoco's "Discount for Cash" program, that Amoco, alternatively, violated the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing with regard to gasoline pricing, and that...

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