Legal Opinion
Isbrandtsen Tankers, Inc. v. President of India, Represented by the Director General of the India Supplymission
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 27, 1971No. 928_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant shipowner instituted suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against the defendant-appellee, seeking damages resulting from alleged delays of its vessels during October and November of 1966 near the port of Calcutta. The District Court (Thomas F. Croake, Judge) dismissed one of the three causes of action alleged in appellant’s second amended complaint, and the shipowner appeals. 1 We find no error and affirm the dismissal.
The dismissal by Judge Croake was premised upon a formal written suggestion of immunity by…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- National City Bank of NY v. Republic of ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Republic of Mexico v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Victory Transport Incorporated, Owner of the S.S. Hudson v. Comisaria General De Abastecimientos Y Transportes, Voyage Charterer of thes.s. HudsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- Petition of Petrol Shipping Corporation, as Owner of Tanker Atlantis, for an Order Directing the Kingdom of Greece, Ministry of Commerce, Purchase Directorate, to Proceed to ArbitrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1966
- James C. Heaney v. The Government of Spain and Adolpho GomeroCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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