Legal Opinion
Weidner v. International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 1978No. 12328PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal stems from the trial court’s dismissal of appellant’s action for breach of an employment contract. Specifically, the trial court found that appellee was immune from suit by virtue of an Executive Order which predated the filing of the complaint in this case. It is the validity of the Executive Order and the immunity that arose therefrom which are the subjects of this appeal. We affirm.
On March 3, 1977, appellant filed a complaint in Superior Court seeking damages from the International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (“Intelsat”). The complaint averred that appellant was…
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- Berger v. Chase National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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