Legal Opinion
Acton Corporation v. Borden, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 12, 1982No. 81-1512PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants seek review of a Massachusetts district court order that effectively stays their action (brought to compel arbitration) while an Ohio federal district court proceeds with a related case. We find that his order is not appealable. Treating the appeal as a petition for mandamus, we hold that the district court had adequate discretionary authority to enter the challenged order.
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The underlying dispute in this case concerns the value of certain assets that the appellee Borden bought from the appellant Acton in 1980. Borden claims that under the contract the purchase…
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