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HELLENIC LINES, LTD. v. LOUIS DREYFUS CORPORATION

249 F.Supp. 526 (1966)

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

United States District Court S. D. New York.

January 21, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Healy & Baillie, by Nicholas J. Healy and Nicholas J. Healy, Jr., New York City, for petitioner.

Hill, Betts, Yamaoka, Freehill & Longcope, by David I. Gilchrist, New York City, for respondent.

TYLER, District Judge.

Petitioner Hellenic Lines, Ltd. ("Hellenic") has moved to compel arbitration of a commercial dispute with the respondent, Louis Dreyfus Corporation ("Dreyfus"). 9 U.S.C. 4.

The basis of petitioner's motion is a letter agreement signed by Dreyfus on December 24, 1964. Dreyfus concedes execution of this agreement to arbitrate, but sets up the defense of duress or coercion in its answer to the petition. Since this court could not be certain...

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