Aerotrade, Inc. v. Republic of Haiti

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Aerotrade, Inc. and Aerotrade International, Inc. (“Aerotrade”), plaintiffs, commenced an action against the Republic of Haiti (“Republic”) and simultaneously obtained an order of attachment. Plaintiffs, as required by statute, N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 6212(b) (McKinney’s 1963), and the attachment order, filed an undertaking to secure payment of Republic’s legal costs and damages for which Aerotrade would be liable in the event the attachment were vacated. The Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company (“Hartford”) issued the undertaking and the property of the Republic…