Legal Opinion
Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De Cuba v. First National City Bank
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 4, 1981No. 106, Docket 80-7297PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is one of six decided today 1 arising from the revolution in the Republic of Cuba in the late 1950’s and the ensuing expropriation of properties owned by American companies. In this action, plaintiff-appellant Banco Para el Comercio Exterior de Cuba (“Bancec”) brought suit against defendant First National City Bank (“Citibank”) to recover $193,280 on an unpaid letter of credit. 2 Citibank counterclaimed, seeking dismissal of the complaint on the ground that Citibank’s losses resulting from the expropriation of its assets by the Cuban government exceeded the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- National City Bank of NY v. Republic of ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- First National City Bank v. Banco Nacional De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. FarrCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1967
- National American Corp. v. Federal Republic of NigeriaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
- First National City Bank v. Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- James K. Gilson v. The Republic of Ireland, Gaeltarra Eireann, an Instrumentality of the Republic of Ireland, Industrial Development Division, FurboCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Banco Nacional De Cuba, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Chase Manhattan Bank, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- United States v. James EdgarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Banco Para El Comercio Exterior De Cuba v. First National City BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
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