Legal Opinion
Munson v. Straits of Dover S. S. Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 3, 1900PublishedCited by 11 opinions
In Admiralty. On exceptions to libel.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The above libel was filed to recover $505.56, the damages alleged to have been sustained by the libelant in “lawyer’s fees and disbursements” arising from the defendant’s refusal to arbitrate a matter in dispute between the parties under a charter party. The agreement to arbitrate is contained in the following clause of the charter:
“That should any dispute arise between the owners and the charterers, the matter in dispute shall be referred to three persons at New York, one to be appointed by each of the parties hereto, and the third by the two so chosen; that their…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Day v. WoodworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Home Ins. Co. v. MorseSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Oelrichs v. SpainSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- The BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Hamilton v. Liverpool, London & Globe InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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- Atlantic Fruit Co. v. Red Cross LineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Aktieselskabet Korn-og Foderstof Kompagniet v. Rederiaktiebolaget AtlantenCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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