In Re the Arbitration Between Albrecht Chemical Co. & Anderson Trading Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
To compel arbitration, the contract therefor must be in writing. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1449; Columbia Malting Co. v. Clausen-Flanagan Corp., 3 P. 2d 547; Matter of Tanenbaum Textile Co. v. Schlanger, 287 N. Y. 400.) I. The written purchase orders containing the arbitration clause are binding on appellant though not signed by it. (Newburger v. American Sur. Co., 242 Y. 134; Matter of Japan Cotton Trading Co. v. Farber, 233 App. Div. 354; Matter of Exeter Mfg.
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To compel arbitration, the contract therefor must be in writing. (Civ. Prac. Act, § 1449; Columbia Malting Co. v. Clausen-Flanagan Corp., 3 P. 2d 547; Matter of Tanenbaum Textile Co. v. Schlanger, 287 N. Y. 400.) I. The written purchase orders containing the arbitration clause are binding on appellant though not signed by it. (Newburger v. American Sur. Co., 242 Y. 134; Matter of Japan Cotton Trading Co. v. Farber, 233 App. Div. 354; Matter of Exeter Mfg. Co. v. Mar rus, 254 App. Div. 496.) II. The written purchase orders containing the arbitration clause were accepted by appellant and…
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
In May of 1948, Anderson Trading Corp., as seller, and Albrecht Chemical Co., Inc., as buyer, arranged over the telephone for the sale and purchase of 10,000 pounds of a certain dye. Thereafter, Albrecht sent the seller two “ purchase orders ”, each for 5,000 pounds of dye. In addition to describing the merchandise and specifying their quantity and price, each order bore on its face the notation “ SigN AND 0ns Copy por Our Records ”, and, on its reverse side, eleven separately numbered terms and conditions. One of these conditions provided for the arbitration of any controversy or claim that…
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