Legal Opinion
Farmanfarmaian v. Gulf Oil Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 8, 1977No. 75 Civ. 5945PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Facts
The plaintiff, Dr. Abolbashar Farmanfarmaian, is an Iranian citizen and resident. He is also a shareholder in the Pazagard Chemical Company (“Pazargard”), an Iranian petrochemical manufacturer, and a company which he founded. 1 Plaintiff and members of his family or associates were apparently the sole shareholders in Pazargard until 1965, when the capital structure of Pazargard was reorganized to obtain additional financing. Under the reorganization, plaintiff and his associates relinquished majority control of the company, and four classes of…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hoffman v. BlaskiSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
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