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Merinos Viesca y Compania, Inc. v. Pan American Petroleum & Transport Co.
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided April 22, 1931No. 2839PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GALSTON, District Judge.
On the pleadings the defendants have moved for judgment dismissing the complaint pursuant to rule 112 of the Rules of Civil Practice, and on the further ground that this court is forum non conveniens.
Señora Cruz, the owner of certain lands in Mexico, in' the State of Yera Cruz, on June 21, 1902, executed and delivered to one Adolfo Merinos a power of attorney concerning the leasing of the lands.
The complaint alleges that under the laws of Mexico this power of attorney is a general power and gave Merinos no authority to sell property, either real or personal, or to…
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- McDonald v. SmalleySupreme Court of the United States · 1828
- Bunday v. HuntingtonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Lowe v. Plainfield Trust Co. of PlainfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. City of St. PaulCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
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- First State Bank v. Chicago, R. I. & P. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1933