(DOWNLOAD) "HRN, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co." by Texas Court of Appeals ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: HRN, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co.
- Author : Texas Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 13, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 73 KB
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Appellants, several hundred lessee dealers operatingCor formerly operatingCShell service stations in seventeen states (collectively "the dealers"), brought suit against Shell Oil Company, Motiva Enterprises, L.L.C., Equilon Enterprises, L.L.C., and Equiva Services, L.L.C. (collectively "Shell"), alleging various causes of action arising out of their business relationships with Shell. Among their complaints, the dealers alleged that Shell violated the duty of good faith and fair dealing in setting the price the dealers were contractually required to pay for gasoline. The dealers charged that Shells actions were intended to drive them out of business so that Shell could replace the dealers with more profitable company-owned or independently operated stations. The parties engaged in extensive briefing and argument on discovery disputes, the merits, and related issues and, over the course of the proceedings, the trial court entered numerous orders in response to the parties motions. The case was ultimately disposed of by summary judgment. The dealers now appeal from sixteen of the trial courts orders. Because we find that the trial court erred in granting summary judgment on the dealers pricing claim, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand in part.