Legal Opinion
Argyll Shipping Co. v. Hanover Insurance Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 17, 1968No. 67 Civ. 3526PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
This is an action brought under the general admiralty jurisdiction of the United States to recover on behalf of a shipowner $24,413.97, the total amount of general average contributions allegedly owed by the defendants, seven Japanese insurance companies and the Hanover Insurance Company of New York.
The three defendants upon whom service of process was successful in this district seek an order pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b) dismissing the complaint as time-barred for laches or, in the alternative, on the grounds of forum non conveniens.
The proceeding arises from a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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- Demetrios Larios v. Victory Carriers, Inc., and Alexander S. Onassis Corp., and Boyd, Weir & Sewell, Inc., and Cia, Salaminia De Naviera S.A.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Thomas D. George, John C. Winthrop, and Charles F. Fink v. Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Barnard v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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3Cited by12 opinions
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