Legal Opinion
Mobil Tankers Co. v. Mene Grande Oil Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 12, 1964No. 1845PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYTON, District Judge.
The question here presented arises from an exception by respondent to libellant’s libel upon the ground that the familiar Admiralty principle of forum, non conveniens requires that jurisdiction in this District should be declined *363and libellant relegated to the courts of Venezuela for relief.
FINDINGS OF FACT1(1) Libellant (Mobil Tankers) is a Panamanian corporation wholly owned and directed by Socony Mobil Oil Company, an American corporation.(2) Libellant owns and operates a fleet of oil tankers under the Panamanian flag whose operations are worldwide including calls at…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Koster v. (American) Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Cannon Manufacturing Co. v. Cudahy Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Swift & Co. Packers v. Compania Colombiana Del Caribe, S. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- The BelgenlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Mobil Tankers Co. v. Mene Grande Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Mobil Tankers Company v. Mene Grande Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Constructora Ordaz, NV v. Orinoco Mining CompanyDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1966