Legal Opinion
Flota Maritima Browning De Cuba v. Motor Vessel Ciudad De La Habana
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1964No. 9127PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Sovereign immunity, asserted on behalf of the Republic of Cuba, was held by the District Court to be unavailing. It found that Cuba’s immunity, if any, had been waived when it filed answers to the libels without suggesting its immunity. We agree.
Banco Cubano Del Comercio Exterior and its successor, Banco Para El Com-ercio Exterior, De Cuba, were Cuban corporations organized by the Republic of Cuba for advancement of her foreign trade. Banco entered into a contract for the construction of certain vessels in England and Japan, and into another contract for the purchase…
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