Legal Opinion
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, ETC. v. Marine Tankers Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 23, 1960PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PALMIERI, District Judge.
Petitioner, as charterer of respondent’s vessel, has brought this motion pursuant to section 4 of the federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 4, to compel arbitration of a claim for cargo damage. 1
Petitioner asserts a claim for seawater damage to a cargo of corn carried aboard respondent’s vessel in February and March of 1958 from Baltimore, Maryland, to Piraeus, Greece. Relying on the typewritten “special provision” for arbitration contained in the voyage charter party signed by petitioner and respondent on January 8, 1958, 2 petitioner wrote to respondent on Nov. 23,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kulukundis Shipping Co. v. Amtorg Trading Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- The CaledoniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The Anaconda v. American Sugar Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Son Shipping Co., Inc. v. De Fosse & TangheCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- The Eliza LinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Nichimen Company, Inc. v. M. v. Farland, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and A/s Vigra, Defendants-Appellants-Appellees v. Seaboard Shipping Co., Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Madow Co. v. S.S. Liberty ExporterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- In Re the Arbitration Between Continental U.K. Ltd. & Anagel Confidence Compania Naviera, S.A.District Court, S.D. New York · 1987
- Associated Metals & Minerals Corp. v. S/S JasmineCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Vanol USA, Inc. v. M/T CORONADODistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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