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CAREY v. NATIONAL OIL CORP.

No. 77 Civ. 3125 (KTD).

453 F.Supp. 1097 (1978)

Edward C. CAREY and New England Petroleum Corporation, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL OIL CORPORATION and Libyan Arab Republic, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

June 15, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eaton, Van Winkle, Greenspoon & Grutman, New York City, for plaintiffs; John Van Voorhis, Samuel N. Greenspoon, New York City, of counsel.

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, New York City, for defendants; John E. Sprizzo, Peter E. Fleming, Jr., Keith Highet, George Kahale, III, Joseph D. Pizzurro, New York City, of counsel.

OPINION AND ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

This action to recover damages for breach of contract to supply petroleum products, and excess charges paid pursuant to contracts allegedly executed under duress, is before me on defendants' Motion To Dismiss on jurisdictional grounds. Because the defendants are protected by sovereign immunity, the Motion To Dismiss is granted.

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FACTUAL BACKGROUND

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