So-lo Oil Company, Inc., Plaintiff-appellant, v. Total Petroleum, Inc., Defendant-appellee, 968 F.2d 21 (10th Cir. 1992)

After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th Cir.R. 34.1.9. The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.

This court, pursuant to the provisions of Okla.Stat. tit. 20, § 1602, certified to the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma the following question of Oklahoma law which we determined would control the outcome of this case:

Do the provisions of the Oklahoma Unfair Sales Act, Okla.Stat. tit. 15, §§ 598.1-598.11, especially § 598.3, apply to entities such as defendant, Total Petroleum, which not only produce and refine petroleum products, but also sell those products at retail directly to the general public in competition with distributors such as plaintiff, So-Lo Oil Company?

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has now answered that question in the negative. See So-Lo Oil Co. v. Total Petroleum, Inc., No. 76,856, 1992 WL 112165 (Okla. May 19, 1992).

Upon consideration of the opinion of the Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma, we AFFIRM the judgment of the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.