Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Grand Bahama Petroleum Company, Limited v. Asiatic Petroleum Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 3, 1977No. 152, Docket 76-7222PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
This is a proceeding to answer the following question, certified to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b):
“Whether [New York’s Business Corporation Law] BCL § 1312 may be invoked to preclude a non-qualifying foreign corporation from maintaining an action predicated upon diversity jurisdiction to compel arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq."
The district court felt that there was substantial ground for difference of opinion on this issue, citing In Re Master Key Antitrust Litigation, 528 F.2d 5 (2d Cir. 1975), although…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- General Atomic Co. v. United Nuclear Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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