FARKAR CO. v. R. A. HANSON DISC., LTD.

No. 76 Civ. 4669.

441 F.Supp. 841 (1977)

In the Matter of the arbitration between FARKAR COMPANY, Petitioner, and R. A. HANSON DISC., LTD., and R. A. Hanson Co., Inc., Respondents.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

December 9, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, New York City (Terence F. Gilheany, Alan W. Granwell, Michael G. Dolan, Benjamin B. Sendor, New York City, of counsel), for petitioner.

Baker & McKenzie, New York City (Lawrence W. Newman, New York City, of counsel), Winston, Cashatt, Repsold, McNichols, Connelly & Driscoll, Spokane, Wash. (Patrick A. Sullivan, Lynden O. Rasmussen, Spokane, Wash., of counsel), for respondents.


LASKER, District Judge.

This is a motion to compel arbitration of a contract dispute between the Farkar Company ("Farkar") and two R. A. Hanson organizations, R. A. Hanson Co., Inc. ("Hanson, Inc.") and its international sales subsidiary, R. A. Hanson, DISC., Ltd. ("Hanson, DISC").

The relevant facts are not in dispute. In July, 1974, Farkar, an Iranian corporation (¶ 3, Petition to Compel Arbitration) was awarded a canal construction contract by the...

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