Legal Opinion
A.I.C. Ltd. v. Mapco Petroleum Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 5, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-694-JLLPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
In this diversity action, plaintiff A.I.C. Limited (“AIC”), a corporation organized under the laws of Nigeria, accuses defendant Mapco Petroleum Inc. (“Mapco”), a Delaware corporation headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, of breaching a contract executed by the parties on October 15, 1986. (See Docket Item [“D.I.”] 1 [Complaint].)
The contract, a single-spaced 13-page typewritten document, is fundamentally a brokerage arrangement. By its terms, AIC was retained to act on Mapco’s behalf in exploring and negotiating certain possible transactions…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Thomas v. Union Carbide Agricultural Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by19 opinions
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