Legal Opinion
Asociacion De Reclamantes v. The United Mexican States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 1984No. 83-1596PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCALIA, Circuit Judge:
This case comes before us on appeal from an order of the District Court dismiss-™g appellants’ complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R. Civ.P. 12(b)(1). It presents the issue of interpreting the “immovable property” exception and the “tortious act” exception to sovereign immunity contained in the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1605(a)(4) & (5) (1982).
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Appellants, six individuals and the Aso-ciación de Reclamantes, claim1 to be or to represent the successors in interest to recipients of 433 land grants from the King of…
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