Ames v. Standard Oil Co.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs in the present action have asserted several claims arising out of an alleged breach by defendant Standard Oil Company (Standard) of a stock purchase agreement dated May 25, 1979. In a summary judgment opinion dated July 25, 1984, summary judgment was granted for defendant on contract and tortious interference with contract claims; other claims, alleging RICO violations and fraud, were “stayed until such time as arbitration is completed.” The Court’s decision was based in large part on the failure of plaintiff to comply with an…