Legal Opinion
Parsons & Whittemore, Inc. v. Rederiaktiebolaget Nordstjernan
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 22, 1956PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
The question to be determined upon this motion for a stay of trial pending arbitration is whether or not the rate agreément sued upon and containing an arbitration provision is a “maritime transaction” or “a contract evidencing a transaction involving commerce” within the meaning of the United States Arbitration Act, Title 9 U.S.C.A. §§ 1-3. Unless the agreement is one or the other, this Court would be without jurisdiction to enforce the arbitration provision and to issue a stay in aid of it.
For the reasons set forth in this opinion, it has been concluded that the…
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