Legal Opinion
In re the Arbitration between Petroleum Cargo Carriers, Ltd. & Unitas, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 8, 1961PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCharles A. Loreto, J.
The petitioner moves to vacate an award made by two of three arbitrators on several grounds (1) that they exceeded their powers (2) that one of the arbitrators was guilty of bias and partiality, and (3) that he obtained ex parte information without the knowledge of either the petitioner or the other arbitrators.
Respondent had a contract with a Japanese firm which agreed to build a ship for it. In April, 1953 it assigned to petitioner all its rights in that contract for which the latter agreed to pay the sum of $3,600,000 plus additional amounts. Prior to the assignment respondent had ordered…
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- Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Madruga v. Superior Court of Cal., County of San DiegoSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Stefano Berizzi Co. v. KrauszNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
- The WinnebagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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- Sumitomo Corp. v. Parakopi Compania MaritimaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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