Thomas Belliston Et Al. v. Texaco

Plaintiffs, a group of Texaco lessee dealers, initiated this action against Texaco, Inc. to recover damages for unlawful price discrimination in violation of Section 13-5-3(a), U.C.A. 1953, of the Unfair Practices Act. Defendant pleaded res judicata and moved for summary judgment. The trial court ruled that the judgment in the case of Belliston v. Texaco, Inc., in the United States District Court for the District of Utah, and as modified by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, was a bar to the instant complaint, and the doctrine of res judicata applied to the claim. Defendant was granted judgment, and plaintiffs appeal.