Legal Opinion
Freund v. Republic of France
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 19, 2008No. 06 Civ. 1637(RJS)PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, District Judge:
This action arises out of the expropriation of property from thousands of Jews and other “undesirables” during World War II as they were transported by rail to French holding camps, detained at those facilities, and ultimately deported to Nazi-run concentration camps. Plaintiffs are Holocaust survivors, as well as the heirs and beneficiaries of some Holocaust victims. They allege that, between August 1941 and July 1943, their money and property was confiscated while they were aboard trains operated by Defendant So-ciété Nationale des…
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