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HELLENIC LINES, LTD. v. LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION

No. 309, Docket 30571.

372 F.2d 753 (1967)

In the Matter of a Motion to Compel Arbitration between HELLENIC LINES, LTD., Petitioner-Appellee, and LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David I. Gilchrist, New York City (Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, New York City, on the brief), for respondent-appellant.

Nicholas J. Healy, Jr., New York City (Healy & Baillie, New York City, Raymond A. Connell, East Rockaway, N. J., on the brief), for petitioner-appellee.

Before MEDINA, ANDERSON and FEINBERG, Circuit Judges.

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

This is a petition under 9 U.S.C. § 4 by Hellenic Lines, Ltd. against Louis Dreyfus Corporation to compel arbitration of a commercial dispute. Dreyfus admitted in its answer the execution of an agreement to arbitrate but pleaded that the agreement was procured by duress and was therefore invalid. Hellenic denied duress and also argued that, in any event, Dreyfus had waived this defense by its conduct. A hearing on these issues was held...

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