Legal Opinion
Union Steel America Co. v. M/V SANKO SPRUCE
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 20, 1998No. CIV. A. 97-5696 (JEI)PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRENAS, District Judge.
This matter comes before this Court on the motion of defendants Yukong Line Limited (“Yukong Line”), Spruce Maritime S.A. (“Spruce Maritime”), and The Sanko Marine Co., Ltd. (“Sanko Marine”) for enforcement of a forum selection clause and dismissal of the complaint of Union Steel America (“Union Steel”). For the reasons that follow, this Court will enforce the forum selection clause but will dismiss plaintiffs action only as against Yukong Line.
I. BACKGROUND
On October 7, 1996, plaintiff Union Steel 1 delivered a cargo of 473 bundles of hot dipped steel fence pipe…
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