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A... trading company (STCO) v Mobil Sales and Supply corporation (French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber, 29 January 1992)

  1. 28 June 1990France

    28 June 1990France

    Judgment of the Versailles Court of Appeal, First Chamber, First Section dated 28 June 1990

    Versailles Court of Appeal, First Chamber, First Section

    Decision summary
    The Versailles Court of Appeal rejected STCO's challenge to the jurisdiction ruling and held that the civil court had jurisdiction over Mobil's attachment-validation proceedings.

    Supporting details

    2 participants
    A... trading company (STCO)
    Mobil Sales and Supply corporation
    Versailles Court of Appeal, First Chamber, First Section

    1 year, 7 months and 1 day later · 580 days

  2. 29 January 1992France

    29 January 1992France

    Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber dated 29 January 1992

    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber

    Decision summary
    The Court of Cassation rejected STCO's appeal from the Versailles Court of Appeal's jurisdiction ruling. It held that the ambiguous jurisdiction clauses did not reserve the dispute exclusively to the Paris Commercial Court, and that STCO's contention that the attachment-validation proceedings belonged in the Tribunal de grande instance was inadmissible because it contradicted its submissions below.

    Supporting details

    3 authorities · 17 participants
    A... trading company (STCO)
    Representative
    Bouthors (For: A... trading company (STCO))
    Mobil Sales and Supply corporation
    Representative
    Henry Y... (For: Mobil Sales and Supply corporation)
    Representative
    SCP Defrénois et Levis (For: Mobil Sales and Supply corporation)
    Abdul Z...
    X...
    A...
    French Court of Cassation, Second Civil Chamber
    Judge
    Laplace
    Judge
    Vigroux
    Judge
    Bonnet
    Advocate General
    Dubois de Prisque
    Other
    Institutional administrator
    Lagardère

    Authorities cited

    3
    • French Civil Code
      statute
    • French Code of Civil Procedure
      statute
    • French new Code of Civil Procedure
      statute

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