IN THE MATTER OF THE ARBITRATION OF CERTAIN DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AAACON AUTO TRANSPORT, INC. v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.

No. 697, Docket 75-7585.

537 F.2d 648 (1976)

In the Matter of the Arbitration of Certain Differences Between AAACON AUTO TRANSPORT, INC., Appellee, and STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., subrogee of Joseph Romagnoli, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Williamson, New York City (Ronald J. Berk, New York City, also on the brief), for appellant.

Ralph Zola, New York City, for appellee.

Before LUMBARD, OAKES and TIMBERS, Circuit Judges.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

This appeal contests the validity under the Interstate Commerce Act, and under general equitable principles, of the arbitration clause in an interstate carrier's standard-form bill of lading utilized in connection with its nationwide business of transporting individually owned automobiles from point to point within the United States. The principal argument is that the arbitration clause is invalid because it compels private shippers to arbitrate...

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