ESSO STANDARD OIL (PUERTO RICO) v. MONROIG-ZAYAS

No. 05-1254.

445 F.3d 13 (2006)

ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY (PUERTO RICO), Plaintiff, Appellee, v. José H. MONROIG-ZAYAS d/b/a Monroig Service Station, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Víctor P. Miranda-Corrada, for appellant.

Angel E. Rotger-Sabat, with whom Maymí, Rivera & Rotger, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns a dispute under the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act ("PMPA"). 15 U.S.C. §§ 2801 et seq. The PMPA "was enacted by Congress in 1978 to protect gasoline franchisees from arbitrary or discriminatory termination or nonrenewal of their franchises." Esso Standard Oil Co. v. Dep't of Consumer Affairs, 793 F.2d 431, 432 (1st Cir.1986). "Congress noted that the disparity...

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