Legal Opinion
International Housing Limited, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Rafidain Bank Iraq, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 22, 1989No. 239, 356, Dockets 89-7572, 89-7590PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant International Housing Limited (“IHL”) commenced this action to enforce a default judgment entered against defendant-appellee Rafidain Bank Iraq (“Rafidain”) in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. IHL is a corporation organized in the Cayman Islands and has its principal place of business in Nassau, the Bahamas. Rafidain is a banking corporation wholly owned by the government of Iraq. Rafi-dain does not maintain a branch or office of any sort in the United States, has no employees or real property in the United States, does not advertise in the United…
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