MUTUAL EXPORT CORP. v. WESTPAC BANKING CORP.

No. 90 Civ. 1479 (WK).

742 F.Supp. 161 (1990)

MUTUAL EXPORT CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. WESTPAC BANKING CORPORATION, Defendant.

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

August 3, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel A. Ross, Sharfman, Shanman, Poret & Siviglia, P.C., New York City, for plaintiff.

Edwin G. Schallert, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York City, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM & ORDER

WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.

This action arises out of a dispute over the termination date of a letter of credit issued by defendant Westpac Banking Corporation ("Westpac") in favor of plaintiff Mutual Export Corporation ("Mutual"). Westpac moves to dismiss under the doctrine of forum non conveniens. For reasons which follow, the motion is denied.

BACKGROUND

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