Legal Opinion
Republic of Iraq v. First National City Bank
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 8, 1965No. 102, Docket 29817PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge;
King Faisal II of Iraq was killed on July 14, 1958, in the midst of a revolution in that country which led to the establishment of a republic, recognized by the United States in August. On July 19,1958, the new government issued Ordinance No. 23, which decreed that “all property [of the dynasty] * * * whether moveable or immoveable * * should be confiscated.”1 At the time of his death King Faisal had a balance of $55,925 and 4,008 shares of- Canada General Fund, Ltd., a Canadian investment trust, in deposit and custody accounts with Irving Trust Company in New York. In…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. PinkSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Oetjen v. Central Leather Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by62 opinions
- Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Frank Gunnar WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William F. Callejo, Individually and as Trustee, and Adelfa B. Callejo, as Trustee v. Bancomer, S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- United Nuclear Corp. v. General Atomic Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1980
- Productos Carnic, S.A., a Nicaraguan Corporation v. Central American Beef and Seafood Trading Company, a Florida Corporation v. United States Cold Storage, an Unincorporated Division of American Consumer Industries, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.