The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305967304
Author: Frank B. Cross, Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 11, Problem 1IS
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Case summary: The Ecuadoran firm C contracted to sell the coffee beans to a US firm D. Upon receiving the shipment, the firm D defaulted on making the payment. The firm C sued the firm D for the breach of the contract. The Ecuadoran court awarded the firm C to collect for damages but the firm D’s assets were in United States.
To find : Condition under which the U.S. court can enforce judgment of the Ecuadoran court.
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