U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals 

Posted: 1:00 am Sun, October 6, 2002
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<b><u>Civil Procedure</u>Federal question jurisdiction</b><b>BOTTOM LINE:</b> The Petroleum Market Practices Act authorizes federal question jurisdiction only in actions brought by a franchisee against a franchisor, and not to in those brought by a franchisor against a franchisee. <b>CASE:</b> <i>Interstate Petroleum Corporation v. Morgan</i>, No. 97-1409 & 97-1481 (decided May 1, 2001) (Judges Wilkinson, WIDENER, Niemeyer, Michael, King & Gregory) (Judge Niemeyer, concurring) (Judges Wilkins, Williams, Motz & Traxler, dissenting). RecordFax No. 1-0501-62, 16 pages.<b>COUNSEL:</b> Alan Gordon McGonigal, Bailey, Riley, Buch & Harman, L.C., Wheeling, W.V., for Appellants. Steven William Zoffer, Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Wheeling, W.V., for Appellee.<b>FACTS:</b> Robert and Vickie Morgan, doing business as Green Acres Gas and Grocery (collectively, Morgan), entered into a franchise agreement to buy British Petroleum gasoline an