In re the Arbitration Between Rosenthal-Porzellan & Steelmasters, Inc.

Petitioner, Bosenthal-Porzellan Aktiengesellsehaft (herein called “Bosenthal”) seeks to stay the arbitration of six conterclaims urged by respondents in the pending arbitration proceeding heretofore initiated both by petitioner, Bosenthal, and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

Bosenthal, a German corporation, is engaged in the manufacture of porcelain ware, including the well-known ‘ ‘ Bosenthal China ”. Commencing in 1951 Bosenthal, sometimes acting alone and on other occasions with its subsidiaries, entered into a series of agreements with its American distributor, Steel-masters, Inc., and J. &…