Legal Opinion
von Engelbrechten v. Galvanoni & Nevy Bros.
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided April 30, 1969PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMartin B. Stecher, J.
The plaintiff, a German national, seeks a judgment enforcing an award made by the Hamburg (Germany) Amicable Court of Arbitration. The defenses — with one exception — may be disposed of summarily. Neither ‘ ‘ fraud ’ ’ by the plaintiff nor ‘ ‘ illegality ’ ’ of the arbitration award and proceeding was proved. The challenge to the arbitrator’s jurisdiction is specious: the defendant, following the initiation of arbitration, chose in writing to submit the issues to these arbitrators. “ Consent is the factor which imparts power ” (Gilbert v. Burnstine, 255 N. Y. 348, 355). The defense and…
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- United States v. PinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Gilbert v. BurnstineNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Rocca v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Johnston v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Dunstan v. . HigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
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