Legal Opinion
Carey v. National Oil Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 15, 1978No. 77 Civ. 3125 (KTD)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
This action to recover damages for breach of contract to supply petroleum products, and excess charges paid pursuant to contracts allegedly executed under duress, is before me on defendants’ Motion To Dismiss on jurisdictional grounds. Because the defendants are protected by sovereign immunity, the Motion To Dismiss is granted.
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FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff New England Petroleum Corporation (“Nepco”) is a New York corporation which, at all relevant times, was engaged in marketing petroleum products to utilities on the East Coast. Two…
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