Legal Opinion
Lawn v. Franklin
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 24, 1971No. 71 Civ. 2434PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GURFEIN, District Judge.
This is a motion by the plaintiff for an order compelling arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. Section 4). The defendants oppose the motion on two grounds: (1) that the existence of a prior action in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (Leonard Franklin, et al. v. Howard M. Lawn, A 71 Civ. Action No. 52) between the same parties and posing the same issues, requires this Court to deny plaintiff’s motion or to stay the Texas action; and (2) that the service of process made upon defendants Louis J. Reicher and The Sacred…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Kerotest Manufacturing Co. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Robert Lawrence Company, Inc. v. Devonshire Fabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1979
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