Legal Opinion
Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 28, 1959No. 25209_1PublishedCited by 367 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEDINA, Circuit Judge.
Devonshire Fabrics, Inc. (Devonshire) appeals from an order denying its motion for a stay of proceedings pending arbitration pursuant to the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 3.
Plaintiff in this action, Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. (Lawrence) is seeking damages for allegedly fraudulent misrepresentations made by Devonshire inducing it to purchase and pay for a quantity of woolen fabric. The transaction out of which this case arose was initiated on August 4, 1955 when Lawrence, a Massachusetts corporation, ordered through its New York City office 36 pieces of a…
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