Legal Opinion
Burger Chef Systems, Inc. v. Baldwin Incorporated
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 7, 1973No. 73 Civ. 4636 (MP)PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS AND OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
This is an action under the federal Arbitration Act to compel arbitration and to stay a lawsuit seeking to frustrate arbitration.
The petitioner, Burger Chef Systems, Inc. commenced arbitration proceedings against the respondents before the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). The respondents, by their attorneys, filed an appearance with the Association and entered several objections to the Demand for Arbitration. They followed this up within a few days with a lawsuit in the Circuit Court for the County of Saginaw, State of Michigan, seeking an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 150 v. Flair Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gilbert v. BurnstineNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Mtr. of River Brand Rice Mills v. Latrobe Brew. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Farr & Co. v. Cia. Intercontinental De Navegacion De Cuba, S. A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- In Re the Arbitration of Controversies Between Necchi Sewing MacHine Sales Corp. & CarlDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1966
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3Cited by18 opinions
- In Re Mercury Construction Corporation, Mercury Construction Corporation v. The Moses H. Cone Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Ultracashmere House, Ltd., a Corporation v. Ted Meyer, D/B/A Alex Rice CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc. v. Valenzuela BockDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- E. E. Tripp Excavating Contractor, Inc. v. Jackson CountyMichigan Court of Appeals · 1975
- Davis-Wilson v. Hilton Hotels Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
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