CARGILL INC. v. GOLDEN CHARIOT MV

No. 93-3509.

31 F.3d 316 (1994)

CARGILL INCORPORATED and Savannah Foods, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GOLDEN CHARIOT MV, The, her engines, boilers, tackle, furniture, apparel, etc., in rem and Golden Chariot Marinera, S.A., in personam, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Derek A. Walker, Bernardo Bentata, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, New Orleans, LA, for appellants.

John F. Fay, Jr., O'Neil, Eichin, Miller & Breckinridge, L.C., New Orleans, LA, for appellees.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:

The M/V Golden Chariot and Golden Chariot Marinera, S.A. ("Marinera") appeal the district court's denial of its motion to stay federal court proceedings pending arbitration. We affirm.

I.

This dispute arose over the contamination of a cargo of sugar aboard the M/V Golden Chariot. Savannah Foods (Savannah) entered a contract to buy sugar from Cargill, Inc. Cargill purchased the sugar from Argentinean and Paraguayan...

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