Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. the Republica De Venezuela
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 17, 1952PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEINFELD, District Judge.
The Court is requested to decline jurisdiction in this admiralty suit on the ground of forum non conveniens. The motion is made by claimant-respondent Flota Mercante Grancolombiana S. A., a Colombian corporation, the owner of the SS “República De Venezuela” which flies the flag of the Republic of Venezuela. The vessel transported two shipments of merchandise from Antwerp, Belgium to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The shipper was Centrotex, Ltd., a Czechoslovakian corporation. The bills of lading were issued to the shipper at Antwerp, the port of loading, by claimant-respondent’s…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Canada Malting Co. v. Paterson Steamships, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Charter Shipping Co. v. Bowring, Jones & Tidy, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- United States Merchants' & Shippers' Ins. v. A/S Den Norske Afrika Og Australie LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1933
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Carbon Black Export, Inc. v. The Ss Monrosa, Her Engines, Tackle, Etc., and Navigazione Alta ItaliaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Takemura & Company v. the SS Tsuneshima MaruDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1961
- Nieto v. the S.S. TinnumDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1958
- Transcontinental Commodities, Inc. v. Italnavi Societa Di Navigazione Per Azioni-GenovaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Export Ins. v. SkinnerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1953