Legal Opinion
Harris v. VAO Intourist, Moscow
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 9, 1979No. 78 Civ. 2352 (JBW)PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WEINSTEIN, District Judge.
Raymond DeJongh, an American tourist, died as a result of a fire in the Moscow National Hotel where he was a guest. Alleging that “one or more of the defendants owned, leased, operated, managed, maintained and controlled” the National Hotel negligently, plaintiff’s testator seeks damages.
Defendants move to dismiss on the ground that this court lacks jurisdiction. Each defendant seeks protection as a unit of a “foreign state” under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1602 et seq.
The motion must be granted. Under the terms of the…
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