Legal Opinion
Menendez v. Saks
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided September 24, 1973No. Nos. 872, 880, Dockets 72-2378, 72-2379, 72-2385, 72-2390, 72-2391, 72-2392, 72-2400, 72-2401 and 72-2402PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents questions arising out of the Castro government’s seizure, without compensation, of the businesses and assets of five leading manufacturers of Havana cigars, whose plants were situated in Cuba and whose products were shipped to importers in this country. At the time of the take-over substantially all of the stockholders, officers, directors and partners of these enterprises were Cuban citizens. Prominent among the issues before us is the extent to which the “act of state” doctrine, see Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Sabbatino, 376 U.S. 398, 84 S.Ct.…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Menendez v. Saks And CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
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