Bhullar v. Midland Oil Group CA4/2
In 2003, Bhullar and Dhaliwal, brothers-in-law, formed a partnership to acquire and operate retail gasoline stations in Southern California. To that end, the partners formed three legal entities, including Midland. Between 2003 and 2009, the partners purchased and operated seven gasoline stations, including an ARCO station and AM/PM mini-mart located on Haven Avenue in Ontario (hereafter Haven ARCO) that was owned and operated by Midland.
The franchise operating agreements for the Haven ARCO station had previously been entered into between BP West Coast Products LLC (BP West) and US Petro, Inc. (US Petro). At the time, Dhaliwal was the managing member and franchise designee for US Petro and, on August 11, 2008, he signed two agreements on its behalf: (1) a “Contract Dealer Gasoline Agreement” (hereafter gas agreement) and (2) an “ampm Mini Market Agreement” (hereafter mini-mart agreement).
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