Allen & Co. v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

CROAKE, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM

This is an action by plaintiff Allen & Company alleging defendant Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s breach of an agreement with plaintiff forming a joint venture for the engagement in oil concessions in the Kingdom of Libya, and providing for plaintiff’s making available the services of Mr. Ferdinand Galic for assistance in implementing said joint venture agreement.

The deposition of plaintiff’s witness, Mr. Galic, was taken in New York by the parties from July 7 to July 14, 1969. The final product consisted of twelve volumes totaling 1200 pages. The witness…