Legal Opinion
The Silverbrook
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 7, 1927No. 18509PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURNS, District Judge.
The Mountain Oil & Refining Company, an American corporation, claimant herein, has applied by a motion for a stay of these proceedings on the ground that the contract (bills of lading) sued upon, including the charter party incorporated by reference therein, constitutes a maritime transaction or contract' involving commerce, within the terms of the United States Arbitration Act, approved February 12, 1925 (43 Stat. 883 [Comp. St. §§ 1251% — 1 to 1251% — 15]).
This seems to be the first case presented to a court of the United States since the Arbitration Act was passed by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Red Cross Line v. Atlantic Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- United States Asphalt Refining Co. v. Trinidad Lake Petroleum Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1915
- The AtlantenSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Aktieselskabet Korn-og Foderstof Kompagniet v. Rederiaktiebolaget AtlantenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
- Atlantic Fruit Co. v. Red Cross LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1921
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Son Shipping Co., Inc. v. De Fosse & TangheCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Shanferoke Coal & Supply Corp. of Delaware v. Westchester Service Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- In the Matter of Arbitration Between Import Export Steel Corporation and Nimpex International, Inc. v. Mississippi Valley Barge Line CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Batson Yarn & Fabrics MacHinery Goup, Inc. v. Saurer-Allma GmbH-Allgauer MaschinenbauDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1970
- Steel Warehouse Company, Incorporated v. Abalone Shipping Limited Of NicosaiCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998
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