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Commercial Law

Dec. 16, 2003

Sibling Rivalry Heats Up at Torrance Coffee Company

A dispute between two heirs of the founder of a coffee company percolated for years, but it has hit the boiling point. In an effort to stop Farmer Bros. Co. from incorporating in Delaware instead of California, Catherine Crowe, the daughter of company founder Roy E. Farmer, is trying to wrest control of her own and her children's stock from her brother, Roy F. Farmer.

By Stefanie Knapp
        A dispute between two heirs of the founder of a coffee company percolated for years, but it has hit the boiling point.
        In an effort to stop Farmer Bros. Co. from incorporating in Delaware instead of California, Catherine Crowe, the daughter of company founder Roy E. Farmer, is trying to wrest control of her own an...

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