Legal Opinion
Vincent L. Hillyer and Manuchehr Riahi v. Pan American Petroleum Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1965No. 7725PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court denying appellants compensation for their efforts in connection with an oil development contract in Iran between appellee, Pan American Oil Company, and the government of Iran. The claim is grounded in three separate and inconsistent theories of recovery on the same subject matter — two in con tract, one in quantum meruit. Jurisdiction is based upon requisite diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy.
The first theory is based upon an alleged oral contract of October, 1956, whereunder it was agreed that in return…
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