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ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. v. THE REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA

105 F.Supp. 272 (1952)

ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INS. CO. v. THE REPUBLICA DE VENEZUELA et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

June 17, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard T. Graham, New York City, for libellant.

Renato C. Giallorenzi, New York City, for claimant-respondent, appearing specially.

WEINFELD, District Judge.

The Court is requested to decline jurisdiction in this admiralty suit on the ground of forum non conveniens. The motion is made by claimant-respondent Flota Mercante Grancolombiana S. A., a Colombian corporation, the owner of the SS "Republica De Venezuela" which flies the flag of the Republic of Venezuela. The vessel transported two shipments of merchandise from Antwerp, Belgium to Guayaquil, Ecuador. The shipper was Centrotex, Ltd., a Czechoslovakian...

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