Legal Opinion
Nationsbank of Florida v. Banco Exterior De Espana
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 17, 1994No. 93 Civ. 3086 (LAP)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PRESKA, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Nationsbank of Florida (“Nati-onsbank”), brought this suit in diversity against defendant, Banco Exterior de España (“BEX”), pursuant to the Uniform Customs and Practices for Documentary Credits (“UCP”) 1 for breach of BEX’s obligation to reimburse Nationsbank for performance un der a 1992 letter of credit. BEX moves to dismiss the action on the ground of forum non conveniens. Nationsbank cross-moves for default judgment. 2 For the following reasons, the defendant’s motion to dismiss is denied; plaintiff’s motion for default judgment also…
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