Legal Opinion
Caravel Office Building Co. v. Peruvian Air Attache
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 9, 1976No. 9185PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal by lessors of a Connecticut Avenue office building from an order of the Superior Court dismissing an action against the Peruvian Air Attache for breach of a lease. Dismissal was predicated upon a finding that both defendants, the Air Attache and the Ambassador of Peru, as accredited diplomats, were immune from suit under the provisions of §§ 252-254 of Title 22 of the United States Code. 1 We reverse.
The complaint asserts that appellants entered into a leasing agreement for certain office space on September 2, 1970, with the Peruvian Air Attache, who was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Ex Parte Republic of PeruSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Ames and Others v. State of Kansas Ex Rel. Johnston. Kansas Pac. Ry Co. v. SameSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ex Parte MuirSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Carrera v. CarreraCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In re WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Vulcan Iron Works, Inc. v. Polish American MacHinery Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Matter of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986