Legal Opinion
Farmanfarmaian v. Gulf Oil Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 18, 1978No. 5, Docket 77-7507PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, J., conditionally dismissing on forum non conveniens grounds this action for breach of contract and tortious interference with contract rights. We affirm.
This lawsuit is brought by Dr. Abolbashar Farmanfarmaian, an Iranian citizen and attorney, against eleven American Oil companies. The facts are set out in greater detail in Judge Carter’s full and thoughtful opinion, reported at 437 F.Supp. 910 (S.D.N.Y. 1977). The following will suffice here.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Francis Schertenleib v. Jerome S. TraumCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Fitzgerald v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Olympic Corp. v. Societe GeneraleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Farmanfarmaian v. Gulf Oil Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
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