DeGrandchamp

Plaintiff Jack A. DeGrandchamp appeals from a summary judgment in favor of defendant Texaco, Inc., on plaintiffs first cause of action for declaratory relief. The complaint includes eight causes of action which, according to paragraph I of the first cause of action, all “grew out of the same set of facts, events, and circumstances,” and were joined “due to the fact that on the trial of each of said causes of action, common issues of law and fact will arise.... ”

Paragraphs I through XVI of the first cause of action describe circumstances giving rise to a controversy between plaintiff and defendant as to the latter’s obligations as a party to a sublease and franchise arrangement executed on or about June 15, 1972, covering a gasoline service station in the County of Santa Barbara. The lease-franchise arrangement was continued or renewed for a period of three years by written agreements executed on or about May 12, 1975. Regulations of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District adopted in September 1974 required that installation of vapor recovery systems at gasoline service stations be completed by June 1, 1976, and prohibited operation of gasoline service…