Legal Opinion
Barragan v. Banco Bch
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 23, 1986No. D003520PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WIENER, J,
Defendant Banco BCH appeals from a default judgment in favor of plaintiffs Roberto and Aida Barragan, two former depositors. Stated in this way there is little to distinguish Banco BCH’s appeal from the routine appeals from default judgments frequently reviewed by this court. However, this case is unique in at least two ways. First, Banco BCH is a nationalized Mexican bank raising issues of foreign sovereign immunity and the act of state doctrine. Second, the default judgment totals $3 million— $1 million compensatory damages and $2 million punitive damages. The magnitude of…
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