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Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Chemical Bank New York Trust Co. 594 F.Supp. 1553

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

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Copyright © American Society of International Law 1985

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References

1 In an earlier decision in these cases, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed the lower court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s claims and remanded the cases for consideration of defendants’ counterclaims. Banco Nacional de Cuba v. Chemical Bank New York Trust Co., 658 F.2d 903 (2d Cir. 1981).

2 Bernstein v. N.V. Nederlandsche-Amerikaansche Stoomvaart-Maatschappij, 210 F.2d 375 (2d Cir. 1954).

3 406 U.S. .759 (1972). In First National City Bank, the Legal Adviser of the Department of State had issued a letter which stated in part that “[t]he Department of State believes that the act of state doctrine should not be applied to bar consideration of a defendant’s counterclaim or set-off against the Government of Cuba in this or like cases.” Id. at 764.

4 658 F.2d 875 (2d Cir. 1981).

5 594 F.Supp. 1553, 1563-64.

6 Id. at 1564.

7 Id. at 1565 (relying upon First Nat’l City Bank v. Banco Para el Comercio Exterior de Cuba, 462 U.S. 611 (1983); National City Bank of New York v. Republic of China, 348 U.S. 356 (1955)).

8 594 F.Supp. at 1565.

9 Id. at 1564.