Legal Opinion
Barclays Bank, S.A. v. Tsakos
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 3, 1988No. 86-1410PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellant Barclays Bank., S.A., (Bank) is a corporation organized under the laws of France and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the well-known English bank of the same name. Appellees Basil A. and Laura Far-maki Tsakos (the Tsakos) are Greek citizens now living in France. The Bank brought suit against the Tsakos in Superior Court, levying a prejudgment attachment against a cooperative apartment owned by the Tsakos in the Watergate complex. The case was dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens. The Bank argues that 1) by reason of the levy of attachment, at least some…
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