Legal Opinion
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Western Seas Shipping Co.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided August 19, 1983No. C-83-3159-WWSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
Respondent Trans-Pacific Shipping Co. (successor in interest to nominal respondents Eastern Seas and Western Seas) owns two ships that were time chartered by Petitioner Weyerhaeuser in 1974. Weyerhaeuser subsequently subchartered the ships to Respondent Karlander Australia Party Ltd. Disputes later arose concerning Karlander’s actual or proposed use of the ships. Apparently, Weyerhaeuser refused Karlander permission to carry certain cargoes, claiming that Trans-Pacific’s predecessors were forcing it to do so.
Under the standard arbitration clause in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Compania Espanola de Petroleos, S. A. v. Nereus Shipping, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Robinson v. WarnerDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1974
- In Re the Consolidated Arbitration Between Marine Trading Ltd. & Ore International Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
3Cited by4 opinions
- Weyerhaeuser Company v. Western Seas Shipping Co., Eastern Seas Shipping Co., and Karlander (Australia) Pty. Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Ore & Chemical Corp. v. Stinnes Interoil, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1985
- Sociedad Anonima De Navegacion Petrolera v. Cia. De Petroleos De Chile S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Hoover Group Inc. v. Probala & AssociatesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1989