Case Name: A. Tarricone, Inc., Respondent, v. 980 Washington Street Corp., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-09-26
Citations: 169 Misc. 2d 1072
Docket Number: 
Parties: A. Tarricone, Inc., Respondent, v 980 Washington Street Corp., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 169
Pages: 1072–1073

Head Matter:
[653 NYS2d 800]
A. Tarricone, Inc., Respondent, v 980 Washington Street Corp., Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
September 26, 1996
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Peter Brasidas Nickles, Peekskill, for appellant. DelBello, Donnellan & Weingarten, L. L. P, White Plains (Christine Moccia of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
Final judgment unanimously reversed without costs and petition dismissed.
While consignees may not be protected under the Federal Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (15 USC § 2801 et seq.), which defines a protected retailer as a person "who purchases motor fuel for sale to the general public" (15 USC § 2801 [7] [emphasis added]; see, Miller v W.H. Bristow, Inc., 739 F Supp 1044), such consignees are protected under New York's motor fuel franchises law (General Business Law § 199-a) where they are franchisees and not mere employees of the distributor (see, Johnson v Mobil Oil Corp., 553 F Supp 195). Inasmuch as tenant is such a franchisee, it was entitled to the 10-day notice to cure provided for in General Business Law § 199-c (3) and landlord's failure to afford tenant this notice is fatal to the maintenance of this proceeding.
DiPaola, P. J., Ingrassia and Floyd, JJ., concur.