Ronald A. Coco, Inc. v. W. E. Parks Lumber Co.

PRICE, Judge.

This is an appeal from a permanent injunction in favor of plaintiff, Ronald A. Coco, Inc. (Coco) restraining defendant, *516W. E. Parks Lumber Company (Parks) from pursuing arbitration against Coco using the rules of the Japanese Commercial Arbitration Association.

Both Parks and Coco are Louisiana corporations. They entered into a three-party contract with Takashimaya Company, Ltd. (Takashimaya), a Japanese Corporation relating to the supply, manufacture, and sale of lumber for bowling lanes. The contract was divided into two parts. Part one was entered into between Parks as exporter…