PETITION OF ROPNER SHIPPING CO.


118 F.Supp. 919 (1954)

Petition of ROPNER SHIPPING CO., Limited. THE HURWORTH.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

January 29, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin Campbell & Keating, New York City, proctors for petitioner, Ropner Shipping Co., Limited. William J. Tillinghast, Jr., New York City, of counsel.

Weschsler & Kohn, New York City, proctors for respondent Scrap Iron & Steel Import Corp. Walter T. Kohn, New York City, of counsel.


WEINFELD, District Judge.

Petitioner moves for an order to compel arbitration in accordance with an arbitration provision in a charter party. Respondent, the charterer of the vessel, resists arbitration on two grounds: (1) that there was an accord and satisfaction on the disputed claim, which is the subject matter of the present motion, and (2) laches.

I find both contentions without substance. In an action to compel arbitration under the Federal Arbitration...

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