Legal Opinion
Vencedora Oceanica Navigacion, S.A. v. Compagnie Nationale Algerienne De Navigation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1984No. 82-2133PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, Vencedora Oceánica Navigation, S.A. (“Vencedora”), a Panamanian corporation and the owner of the vessel M/V KAPETAN MARCOS, N.L., brought this action against defendants Compagnie Nationale Algerienne De Navigation (C.N. A.N.) (“CNAN”), an instrumentality of the Algerian government, and the Republic of Algeria to recover for the loss of its vessel. Vencedora’s claim is brought under Fed.R. Civ.P. 9(h), allowing maritime claims, and the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA” or the “Act”).1 The district court dismissed Vencedora's action against defendants because it…
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