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G.B.C. NIGERIA (LTD.) v. M.V. SOPHIA FIRST

No. 83 Civ. 4004 (LFM).

588 F.Supp. 76 (1984)

G.B.C. NIGERIA (LIMITED), Plaintiff, v. M.V. SOPHIA FIRST, her engines, boilers, etc., "K" Line and Great American Insurance Company, Inc., Defendants.

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

July 6, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating by Enrico S. Sanfilippo, New York City, for defendant Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. ("K" Line).

Hill, Rivkins, Carey, Loesberg, O'Brien & Mulroy by Vincent J. Ryan, New York City, for defendant Great American Ins. Co., Inc.

Cichanowicz & Callan by Joseph F. De May, Jr. and Lawrence V. Cichanowicz, New York City, for plaintiff.

OPINION and ORDER

MacMAHON, District Judge.

Defendants "K" Line and Great American Insurance Company, Inc. ("GAIC") move to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.

This case arises from the alleged loss and damage to 17 cases of scarves shipped from Kobe, Japan, to Port Harcourt, Nigeria, aboard the M.V. SOPHIA FIRST. Plaintiff G.B.C. Nigeria, Ltd. is the owner of the shipment and assignee of the right to payment under a cargo...

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