Legal Opinion
Broukhim v. Hay
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 7, 1986PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— In an action to recover on certain loans, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Sullivan, J.), entered March 11, 1985, which denied his motion to dismiss the complaint on the ground of forum non conveniens.
Order affirmed, with costs.
The parties to this action are Iranian citizens of the Jewish faith who fled Iran as a result of the threat posed to their lives by the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Prior to their departure from Iran, the plaintiffs, now California residents, allegedly loaned the defendant, now a New York resident, 5,000,-000 rials, or the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Islamic Republic of Iran v. PahlaviNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Islamic Republic of IranDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1984
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