Legal Opinion

Interocean Shipping Company v. National Shipping and Trading Corporation and Hellenic International Shipping, S.A.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 23, 1972No. 749, Docket 72-1150PublishedCited by 143 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

The essential question on this appeal is whether, within the meaning of the Federal Arbitration Act, “the making of the arbitration agreement” 1 was in issue, thus requiring a trial of this question before directing appellants to proceed with the arbitration of a maritime dispute.

In July of 1971 Interoeean Shipping Company, acting pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 2 filed a petition in the district court to compel arbitration of a dispute arising under a charter party allegedly entered into by Interocean and appellants National Ship ping and Trading Corporation…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Kulukundis Shipping Co. v. Amtorg Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
  3. Almacenes Fernandez, S. A. v. GolodetzCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  4. T. C. V'soske, S. T. V'soske, K. A. V'soske, George A. Spater and V'soske Shops, Inc. v. E. T. Barwick and E. T. Barwick Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
  5. Chatham Shipping Company, Warwick Corporation and Tsakalotos Navigation Corp., Libelants-Appellees v. Fertex Steamship CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by143 opinions

  1. Par-Knit Mills, Inc. v. Stockbridge Fabrics Company, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
  2. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,720 Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. v. Ferdinand A. Neidhardt, and Erich Hoepfer, Stephen Rothchild DesimoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. Cargill International S.A., and Cargill, B v. V. M/t Pavel Dybenko, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., in Rem Novorossiysk Shipping Co., in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,600 Brenda Susan Chastain v. The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. Donald A. Stuart and Martin SchwarzeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996

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