Legal Opinion
Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 14, 1964No. 32PublishedCited by 464 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Black
The questions presented in this case relate to the power and discretion of a United States district court to tax as costs against the loser in a civil lawsuit expenses incurred by the winner in carrying on the litigation.
Howard Farmer, a physician from Texas specializing in ophthalmology, started this litigation against the Arabian American Oil Company in a New York state court, claiming $4,000 damages1 for breach of an employment contract. The complaint alleged that in April 1955 the company entered into an agreement to employ Farmer as an. ophthalmologist in Saudi Arabia at an annual salary…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Howard Farmer v. Arabian American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Howard Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Company (A Delaware Corporation)Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Howard Farmer v. Arabian American Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Farmer v. Arabian American Oil Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
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