Legal Opinion
John Sanderson & Co. (Wool) Pty. Ltd. v. Ludlow Jute Co., Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 5, 1978No. 77-1374PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a summary judgment for plaintiff-appellee entered in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts upholding an Australian court’s default judgment for plaintiff in a contract action. Defendant-appellant alleges that the Australian judgment was obtained by fraud and that the district court should not have granted summary judgment because there were genuine issues of material facts. Defendant also claims that enforcement of the Australian judgment would violate United States treaty provisions and policy.
Plaintiff is an Australian company.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Robert C. Hahn v. Francis W. SargentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Somportex Limited v. Philadelphia Chewing Gum Corporation v. Brewster, Leeds & Co., Inc. And M. S. International, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by24 opinions
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