Legal Opinion

Marriott Corp. v. Rogers & Wells

New York Supreme Court

Decided December 17, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*2OPINION OF THE COURT

Richard Lee Price, J.

The attorneys for the Islamic Republic of Iran move for an order vacating and setting aside the judgment entered against the defendant, Rogers & Wells, on May 5,1981, on the ground that the court lacked jurisdiction to render said judgment because the underlying claim had been suspended by an international agreement between the Governments of the United States and Iran on January 19, 1981 and ratified by an executive order issued on February 26, 1981, pursuant thereto. It is the movant’s contention that the judgment rendered on May 5, 1981 in this…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Marriott Corp. v. Rogers & WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
  2. Whitney v. Lyric-Rochester Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Marriott Corp. v. Rogers & WellsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983

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