Legal Opinion
James K. Gilson v. The Republic of Ireland, Gaeltarra Eireann, an Instrumentality of the Republic of Ireland, Industrial Development Division, Furbo
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 16, 1982No. 81-1815PublishedCited by 109 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff James K. Gilson brought suit against four defendants — the Republic of Ireland and three Irish corporations — for a variety of alleged commercial misdeeds. This action was brought pursuant to, and plaintiff argues that jurisdiction is proper under, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976. 1 The district court, 517 F.Supp. 477, dismissed the complaint, however, since it found that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over three of the four defendants, and personal jurisdiction over the fourth. 2
We affirm the district court’s dismissal with respect to four…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Milliken v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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