Legal Opinion
National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 8, 1977No. 76 Civ. 2745 (GLG)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOETTEL, District Judge.
National American Corp. (“NAC”), the plaintiff in this action, sued the defendants, Federal Republic of Nigeria (Nigeria) and Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”), to recover damages for the alleged breach of NAC’s contract to supply cement. They also sue upon a letter of credit issued by CBN having the plaintiff as its beneficiary. Two other corporations, Nikkei International, Inc. (Nikkei) and Chenax Majesty (Chenax) which also claim to have contracted to supply cement to Nigeria and to have been beneficiaries of a CBN letter of credit, have moved for permissive…
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