Legal Opinion
Oster v. Dominion of Canada
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided December 7, 1956No. Civ. 4511, 4599, 4600, 4782, 5011, 5018, 5086, 5704PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRENNAN, Chief Judge.
The problem involved in each of the above actions is one of jurisdiction. The question is similar in each case and this decision will apply in each of the above entitled actions.
Practically, Canada is the defendant in each of the claims. It is suggested that the correct denomination of the defendant is “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Right of Canada, the Sovereign of Canada”. No point is made however of any error in the titles as they appear.
As far as important here, the actions seek the recovery of money damages to property claimed to have been caused by the elevation…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- National City Bank of NY v. Republic of ChinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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- The AnneSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
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- The Purdy Company v. Argentina, a Foreign State, and Direction General De Fabricaciones Militares of ArgentinaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1964
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- David Bessel v. C. J. Clyde, George D. Simms and Thomas K. Dunstan, in Their Capacity as Panel Members of Eastern Industrial Personnel Security BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
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