Legal Opinion
Ecoban Finance Ltd. v. Grupo Acerero Del Norte, S.A. De C.V.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 8, 2000No. 99 CIV. 10201(AKH), 99 CIV. 10202(AKH)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER DISMISSING CREDITOR’S CLAIMS BECAUSE OF COMITY
HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff Ecoban Finance Limited filed this lawsuit to collect on a series of past-due promissory notes totaling $18 million. Ecoban is a New York corporation, and purchased the notes from defendants in Mexico. The notes provide that the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of New York and Mexico for disputes arising thereunder, and that the law of New York will govern the notes unless suit is brought in Mexico, in which case Mexican law will govern.
Defendants are Mexican corporations.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Grupo Mexicano De Desarrollo, S. A. v. Alliance Bond Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Cunard Steamship Company Limited v. Salen Reefer Services Ab, United Brands Company, GarnisheeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Canada Southern Railway Co. v. GebhardSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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