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Property Law Keyed to Singer
Westfield Centre Service, Inc. v. Cities Service Oil Co
Facts
Cities Service Oil Co. (Defendant) owned land on which a gas station was located. James Galligan, who had worked as an attendant at the station for 20 years, organized Westfield Centre Service, Inc. (Plaintiff) to purchase the business. The seller was a lessee-franchisee of Defendant, marketing the gasoline under the name of Citgo. In conjunction with the purchase, Plaintiff entered into several agreements with Defendant, including a station lease of the property and improvements. Defendant decided to sell the station property and notified Plaintiff that the lease would not be renewed. Plaintiffs seek an order enjoining Defendant from proceeding with the sale and from interfering with Plaintiff’s use of the property.
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