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Va. Code Ann. § 59.1-21.8 (2026)

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This chapter may be cited as the "Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act."

1973, c. 423.

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Cited in 10 cases, 1975–2007 · leading case: Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp. v. Hill, 488 S.E.2d 345 (Va. 1997).
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Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp. v. Hill, 488 S.E.2d 345 (Va. 1997). · cites it 2× “*90 Pursuant to our Rule 5:42, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, certified to this Court a question of Virginia law involving the application of the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act, Code §§ 59.1-21.8 through…”
Frank Shop, Inc. v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 540 S.E.2d 897 (Va. 2001). · cites it 2× “In this appeal involving the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act, Code §§ 59.1-21.8 through -21.18.1 (“the Act”), we consider whether a gasoline service station presently owned by Crown Central Petroleum Corporation (“Crown”), located less than one and one-half miles from…”
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney Gen. of the Commonwealth of Virginia, & Comm'r of Agric. & Consum. Servs. of Virginia, 940 F.2d 73 (4th Cir. 1991). “In its 1990 session, the Virginia legislature made significant amendments to the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act (“VPPFA”), Va.Code §§ 59.1-21.8 et seq. These amendments went into effect July 1, 1990.”
Frank Shop, Inc. v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 564 S.E.2d 134 (Va. 2002). · cites it 2× “(Frank Shop) and held that because Crown Central Petroleum Corporation (Crown) had failed to prove its entitlement to protection under the “grandfather clause” of the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act, Code §§ 59.1-21.8 through -21.18:1 (the Act), it was in violation of…”
Double Diamond Props., L.L.C. v. Amoco Oil Co., 487 F. Supp. 2d 737 (E.D. Va. 2007). · cites it 3× “The Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act, Va.Code § 59.1-21.8 et seq., imposes additional restrictions on refiners and marketers selling petroleum products in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Portaluppi v. Shell Oil Co., 684 F. Supp. 900 (E.D. Va. 1988). · cites it 2× “The parties’ franchise relationship is governed by: (1) the parties’ Motor Fuel Station Lease; (2) the PMPA, which sets forth conditions under which a franchisor may terminate or elect not to renew a franchise agreement; and (3) the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act…”
Beach Robo, Inc. v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 372 S.E.2d 144 (Va. 1988). · cites it 2× “VI, § 1; Rule 5:42, and answer three questions of law involving the interpretation and application of the Virginia Petroleum Product Franchise Act (the Act), Code §§ 59.1-21.8 through -21.18:1. By order entered January 27, 1988, we accepted the questions for consideration.”
Becker v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 340 A.2d 324 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 1975). “1974); Va. Code Ann. §§ 59.1-21.8 to 59.1-21.18 (Supp.”
Saturn Distrib. Corp. v. Williams, 717 F. Supp. 1147 (E.D. Va. 1989). “§§ 59.1-21.8 et seq., as well as provisions governing sports agents contracts, id.”
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Attorney Gen., 747 F. Supp. 1173 (E.D. Va. 1990). · cites it 2× “It contends that recent amendments to the Virginia Petroleum Products Franchise Act (“the Act," or “VPPFA”), Va.Code Ann. §§ 59.1-21.8 to *1175 -21.18:1 (1987 & Cum.”
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