Legal Opinion
Otto Wolff Handelsgesellschaft, mbH v. Sheridan Transportation Co.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 22, 1992No. 1:92-cv-00194PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the Defendants Motion to Stay this action pending arbitration. Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is proper pursuant to Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and 28 U.S.C. § 1333. For the reasons stated from the bench and the those set out more fully below, Defendants’ motion is DENIED.
FACTS
The plaintiff, Otto Wolff Handelsgesellschaft (“Otto Wolff”), is a German corporation doing business in various ports of the United States, including Norfolk, Virginia. Otto Wolff purchased 5006.8 metric tons of…
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