Legal Opinion
Magness v. Russian Federation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2001No. 00-20136PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
During the Bolshevik Revolution of 1918, the Soviet government expropriated a piano factory and mansion owned by the Magness family in St. Petersburg, Russia. In 1994, the appellees, descendants of the Magness family, believed that changes in the laws of the Russian Federation may now authorize the recovery of their property. The Magness descendants met with Russian officials in St. Petersburg in an unsuccessful attempt to regain the real estate. This suit followed and a default judgment was entered against the Russian defendants in the amount of $234 million…
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