Legal Opinion
In the Matter of a Motion to Compel Arbitration Between Hellenic Lines, Ltd., and Louis Dreyfus Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 10, 1967No. 309, Docket 30571PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This is a petition under 9 U.S.C. § 4 by Hellenic Lines, Ltd. against Louis Dreyfus Corporation to compel arbitration of a commercial dispute. Dreyfus admitted in its answer the execution of an agreement to arbitrate but pleaded that the agreement was procured by duress and was therefore invalid. Hellenic denied duress and also argued that, in any event, Dreyfus had waived this defense by its conduct. A hearing on these issues was held in the Southern District of New York before Judge Tyler, who concluded that Dreyfus had not established duress. 249 F.Supp. 526…
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