Legal Opinion
Mutual Export Corp. v. Westpac Banking Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 3, 1990No. 90 Civ. 1479 (WK)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
This action arises out of a dispute over the termination date of a letter of credit issued by defendant Westpac Banking Corporation (“Westpac”) in favor of plaintiff Mutual Export Corporation (“Mutual”). Westpac moves to dismiss under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. For reasons which follow, the motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Mutual, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in Rose-land, New Jersey, is engaged in the business of chartering cargo ships in international trade. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of…
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