Legal Opinion
Ocean Science & Engineering Inc. v. International Geomarine Corp.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 12, 1970No. Civ. A. 3807PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, District Judge.
This action for breach of contract seeks to recover money allegedly due and owing to the plaintiff from defendants for oceanographic survey work performed in the Red Sea by the plaintiff between February and May 1969.
Jurisdiction is alleged to exist under this Court’s admiralty and maritime jurisdiction as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1) because the contract in question is maritime in nature. The defendants have moved (1) to dismiss the action for lack of admiralty jurisdiction and (2) alternatively, if admiralty jurisdiction is found to exist, to transfer the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- New Jersey Steam Navigation Company v. MERCHANTS'BANK.Supreme Court of the United States · 1848
- State Industrial Comm'n of NY v. Nordenholt Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Ex Parte EastonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by17 opinions
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
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- Berkshire International Corp. v. MarquezDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- Sorrels Steel Co., Inc. v. Great Southwest Corp.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1986
- Sunbelt Corp. v. Noble, Denton & Associates, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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