Legal Opinion
Banco Frances E Brasileiro S. A. v. Doe
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 8, 1975PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*595Jasen, J.
The principal question before us is whether a private foreign bank may avail itself of the New York courts in an action for damages for tortious fraud and deceit and for rescission of currency exchange contracts arising from alleged violations of foreign currency exchange regulations.
Plaintiff, a private Brazilian bank, brings this action for fraud and deceit, and conspiracy to defraud and deceive, against 20 "John Doe” defendants whose identities are unknown to it. The gravamen of plaintiff’s complaint is that these defendants over a period of approximately six weeks participated,…
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- Matter of Kaplan (Blumenfeld)New York Court of Appeals · 1960
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