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FACTS:Appellant, Jack Douglas, sued the appellee, Petroleum Wholesale Inc., for violation of the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act by terminating Douglas’s use of the Diamond Shamrock trademark, signage, branded motor fuel and credit card facilities. Following a bench trial on the merits, the trial court entered a take-nothing judgment in favor of PWI, concluding that the relationship between Douglas and PWI was not a franchise within the meaning of the PMPA.
