Legal Opinion
Slade v. Transatlantic Financing Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 15, 1957PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVET, District Judge.
Plaintiff, an English citizen and a resident of London, has moved for an order pursuant to Rule 30(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A., vacating defendants’ notices to take his deposition.
This action was brought to recover $500,000 as compensation for services allegedly rendered by plaintiff in assisting defendants in the sale of certain vessels to Turkey at a price in excess of $14,000,000.
The rule is well settled that a non-resident plaintiff who chooses this forum makes himself available to examination here in the absence of a showing of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hyam v. American Export Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- V. O. Machinoimport v. Clark Equipment Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1951
- Zweifler v. Sleco Laces, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- William F. Jobbins, Inc. v. American Export Lines, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1954
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Clem v. Allied Van Lines International Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- Seuthe v. Renwal Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, Th. Steinweg Nachf. v. Steinway & SonsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971
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