Jerry A. Blanton, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee. Roy H. Healey, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant/cross-Appellee

721 F.2d 1207 1984-1 Trade Cases 65,765 Jerry A. BLANTON, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Roy H. HEALEY, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. MOBIL OIL CORPORATION, a corporation, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 82-3359, 82-3394. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 6, 1983. Decided Dec. 13, 1983. Robert H. Alsdorf, Kenneth Shear, Armstrong & Alsdorf, Seattle, Wash., for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee. Stephen R. Morris, Jack D. Fudge, McCutchen, Black, Verleger & Shea, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before WRIGHT, CHOY and NELSON, Circuit Judges. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 Jerry Blanton and Roy "Bud" Healey, the plaintiffs below, are former operators and lessees of service stations located in Seattle and owned by defendant Mobil Oil Corporation. Blanton was a Mobil dealer from August 30, 1973, until October 8, 1976. Healey operated his Mobil station from February 19, 1974, until March 8, 1977. Both dealers sued Mobil contending that…