Legal Opinion
J. B. Effenson Company v. Three Bays Corporation, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 14, 1956No. 16200PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
Diversity jurisdiction was invoked in a civil action upon a charter party executed at Miami, Florida, and dated February 5, 1952, by which the defendant, Three Bays Corporation, Ltd., a Nassau corporation, appellee here, chartered the M/V “Church Bay” to the plaintiff, J. B. Effenson Company, a Florida corporation, appellant here, for two voyages between Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, and Miami. Diversion for one trip to a Mexican port was sought by the plaintiff and permitted by the defendant. The plaintiff requested and the defendant granted an indefinite extension of the…
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