Legal Opinion
Collins Radio Company v. Ex-Cell-O Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 18, 1972No. 72-1029PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Chief Judge.
This controversy is between plaintiff-appellant Collins Radio Co., an Iowa corporation, and defendant-appellee Ex-Cell-0 Corp., a Michigan corporation. The question for determination is whether the Federal Arbitration Act or the appropriate state law on arbitration agreements is determinative of the validity of an arbitration clause in an interstate commercial contract when jurisdiction rests on the diverse citizenship of the parties. 1
In 1966, Collins began purchasing computer parts from Ex-Cell-O, the parts being shipped from Ex-Cell-O’s Michigan plant to the Texas…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Prima Paint Corp. v. Flood & Conklin Mfg. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Antonio R. Leyva v. Certified Grocers of California, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- J. Donald GOODWIN, Appellant, v. ELKINS & CO., Robert G. Hayden, Richard Sichenzio, and Gabriel F. Nagy, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- Commonwealth Edison Co. v. Gulf Oil Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Securities Industry Association v. Michael J. Connolly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
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