Court Opinion

ID: 9462349
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-04 22:39:17.071288+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:37:33.471394
License: Public Domain

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING ORDER
Upon consideration of the petition for rehearing, the court concludes that although petitioner is correct in his contention that proffered witness Poston was not a friend of Davis as stated in our opinion,1 this error does not require a change in our decision. The resolution of this issue turned on Davis’ failure to exercise due diligence in discovering witnesses before the eve of trial. At a minimum he would have been expected to contact other Marathon lessee-dealers in the Findlay area, which in our view is not as narrowly circumscribed for this purpose as Davis would restrict it.
Accordingly, the petition is denied.

. The proffered testimony was that Poston was a friend of Dennis Smith, who was involved in a suit against Marathon similar to the one brought by Davis. His suit involved “Marathon Oil Company’s gasoline allocation and business practices.”