Legal Opinion
Antares Aircraft, L.P. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerian Airports Authority
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 21, 1993No. Docket 91-7342PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Antares Aircraft, L.P. brought this action for damages against appellees Federal Republic of Nigeria (“FRN”) and Nigerian Airports Authority (“NAA”) for the purportedly wrongful detention of Antares’ aircraft. 'The district court granted appellees’ motion to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and we affirmed. Antares Aircraft, L.P. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria, 948 F.2d 90 (1991), vacated, — U.S. -, 112 S.Ct. 3020, 120 L.Ed.2d 892 (1992). The Supreme Court vacated our decision and remanded for further consideration in light of Republic of…
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