FARR & CO. v. THE S.S. PUNTA ALICE


144 F.Supp. 839 (1956)

FARR & CO., a partnership, of which F. S. Farr, John Farr, W. F. Prescott, E. M. Jonklaas, Emmet Whitlock, L. H. Dixon and John C. Buys are partners, Libelant, v. THE S.S. PUNTA ALICE, her engines, boilers, etc., Cia. Intercontinental De Navegacion De Cuba, S. A. and Guisseppe Ravano Societa Per Azioni, Respondents.

United States District Court S. D. New York.

On Reargument June 15, 1956.

On Motion for Stay July 26, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hill, Rivkins, Middleton, Louis & Warburton, New York City, for libelant.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for respondents.


NOONAN, District Judge.

The parties herein having previously agreed to arbitrate disputes arising under the Charter, and having agreed therein that the arbitrators and umpire shall be New York residents and that the arbitration shall take place in New York, a party to that charter cannot now say that, being a foreign corporation, it is not in New York for jurisdictional purposes when an attempt is made to enforce that arbitration agreement.

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