Legal Opinion
Reale International, Inc. v. Federal Republic of Nigeria and Central Bank of Nigeria
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 16, 1981No. 1272, Docket 81-7183PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
This case is one of seven involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (“FSIA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1330, heard together on appeal and decided in concert today. 1 Six of the seven cases arise from massive purchases of cement by the Nigerian government in 1975. This is one of those six.
Reale International, Inc., filed suit against the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Central Bank of Nigeria on January 4, 1978, in the Southern District of New York. Reale’s complaint claimed jurisdiction under the FSIA, and it set forth causes of action arising out of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by27 opinions
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