Legal Opinion
S & Davis International v. Republic of Yemen
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2000No. 99-10880PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge:
S & Davis International, Inc. (“S & Davis”) filed suit in the Northern District of Alabama to enforce an arbitration award against the General Corporation for Foreign Trade and Grains (“General Corporation”) of Yemen. The suit arose from a breach of contract dispute. S & Davis also named the Ministry of Supply & Trade (the “Ministry”) and The Republic of Yemen as defendants, asserting that the General Corporation was controlled by the government. The Ministry filed a motion to dismiss, claiming immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976…
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- Patel v. S & Davis International, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2001