GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA v. THE GENERAL SAN MARTIN


114 F.Supp. 289 (1953)

GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA v. THE GENERAL SAN MARTIN et al.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

July 28, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McNutt & Nash, New York City, for libelant, Edwin Longcope, New York City, of counsel.

Dow & Symmers, New York City, for claimant-respondent Cia. De Navegacion Geamar, S.R.L., as owners of The General San Martin.


WEINFELD, District Judge.

This action was commenced by the filing of a libel in rem against an Argentine merchant vessel to recover for alleged shortage of, and damage to, a shipment of rice carried on the vessel from Brazil to Indonesia. The claimant-respondent moves to dismiss the libel upon two grounds: (1) that the claim is time-barred by agreement between the parties; and (2) in any event, jurisdiction should be declined by this Court under the doctrine of forum...

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