Legal Opinion
Amoco Overseas Oil Co. v. Compagnie Nationale Algerienne De Navigation ("C.N.A.N.") & T/S
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided September 27, 1978No. 76 Civ. 3714 (CHT)PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
The Delaware corporate plaintiffs commenced an action in August 1976 against an agency of the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria and a vessel owned by that foreign state; a default judgment was entered against the defendants on April 1, 1977. The defendants have now moved pursuant to Rules 55(c) and 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (“Rules”) to set aside this judgment on the joint and several grounds that its original entry was void for want of jurisdiction and/or that mistake, inadvertence and excusable neglect entitle the defendants to…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Pennoyer v. NeffSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Shaffer v. HeitnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Greene v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. Salvatore Cirami, Salvatore Cirami & Margaret CiramiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Corporacion Venezolana de Fomento v. Vintero Sales Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Amoco Overseas Oil Co. v. Compagnie Nationale Algerienne de NavigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Amstar Corp. v. S/S Alexandros T.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Corporacion Venezolana De Fomento v. Vintero Sales Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Nestle Co., Inc. v. Chester's Market, Inc.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
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