Legal Opinion
Pan American Tankers Corp. v. Republic of Vietnam
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 25, 1969No. 68 Civil 3079PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HERLANDS, District Judge:
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The question now presented to the Court for decision is whether the plea of sovereign immunity entered by The Republic of Viet Nam in opposition to plaintiffs’ motion to compel arbitration is sufficient in law.
Because of the sketchy and elliptical manner in which the position of The Republic of Viet Nam was formulated when this matter first came before the Court, it has taken two opinions by the Court— one reported at 291 F.Supp. 49 (S.D.N.Y. 1968), the other filed December 6, 1968 as a memorandum opinion — to develop the record into its present state.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Perma Life Mufflers, Inc. v. International Parts Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Victory Transport Incorporated, Owner of the S.S. Hudson v. Comisaria General De Abastecimientos Y Transportes, Voyage Charterer of thes.s. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Tubos De Acero De Mexico, S.A. v. Dynamic Shipping Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Pan American Tankers Corporation v. Republic of VietnamDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
- Interocean Shipping Company v. National Shipping and Trading Corporation and Hellenic International Shipping, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of NigeriaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of NigeriaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1976
- National Bank & Trust Co. of North America, Ltd. v. J. L. M. International, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976