Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Ateliers de la Motobecane, S. A.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1982PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
The United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (UN Convention) was drafted to minimize the uncertainty of enforcing arbitration agreements and to avoid the vagaries of foreign law for international traders. This policy would be defeated by allowing a party, contrary to contract, to bring multiple suits and to obtain an order of attachment before arbitration. Therefore, the order of the Appellate Division should be reversed.
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Plaintiff and others not here involved entered into a contract with defendant, a French…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Carolina Power & Light Co. v. UranexDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1977
- In re the Arbitration between Maye & BluesteinNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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