Union Oil Company of California, a Corporation, and Fred L. Hartley v. David D. Minier, Phillips Petroleum Company, a Corporation, and Frank Davis v. David D. Minier, Texaco, Inc., a Corporation, and Wallace A. Avery v. David D. Minier, Crandall D. Jones and Humble Oil Refining Company, a Corporation v. David D. Minier

437 F.2d 408 2 ERC 1067 UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, a corporation, and Fred L. Hartley, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David D. MINIER, Defendant-Appellant. PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, a corporation, and Frank Davis, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David D. MINIER, Defendant-Appellant. TEXACO, INC., a corporation, and Wallace A. Avery, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David D. MINIER, Defendant-Appellant. Crandall D. JONES and Humble Oil Refining Company, a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. David D. MINIER, Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 25045-25048. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Dec. 3, 1970. 1 David B. Stanton (argued), Deputy Atty. Gen., Thomas C. Lynch, Atty. Gen., Paul J. Richmond, Deputy Atty. Gen., Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellant. 2 Allyn O. Kreps (argued), of O'Melveny & Myers, Warren Christopher, Girard E. Boudreau, Jr., Edward J. Costello, Jr., Douglas C. Gregg, George C. Bond, Sam A. Snyder, Los Angeles, Cal., for Union Oil Co. of Cal., and Fred L. Hartley. 3 John P. Pollock (argued), of Pollock, Tappaan, Palmer & Metzler, Los Angeles, Cal., for Phillips Petroleum Co. and Frank Davis. 4 Richard Goethals (argued), of Schell & Delamer, Walter O.…