Joseph Muller Corp. Zurich v. Societe Anonyme De Gerance Et D'Armement

OPINION

MacMAHON, District Judge.

Defendant Societe Anonyme De Gerance Et D’Armement moves, pursuant to Rule 12(b), Fed.R.Civ.P., to dismiss the complaints in two separate but related actions. Alternatively, defendant moves to stay the first action pending arbitration.

Plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland with its principal place of business in Zurich. Thé moving defendant is a corporation organized under the laws of France with its principal place of business in Paris.

In the first of the two actions, plaintiff claims defendant breached a written charter party…