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REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA v. CITY OF N. Y.

25 N.Y.2d 252 (1969)

Republic of Argentina, Appellant, v. City of New York et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 1, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome S. Rubin and Eric L. Keisman for appellant.

Bruno A. Ristau, of the Washington, D. C. Bar, admitted on motion pro hac vice, for United States of America, amicus curiae.

J. Lee Rankin, Corporation Counsel (Edith I. Spivack, Edward J. McLaughlin and Russell D. Scott of counsel), for respondents.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Samuel A. Hirshowitz and Hillel Hoffman of counsel), in his statutory capacity under section 71 of the Executive Law.

Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL and JASEN concur.

Chief Judge FULD.

We must decide, on this appeal, whether, as a matter of customary international law, premises owned by a foreign state and devoted exclusively to consular and other public governmental uses, are exempt from the imposition of real property taxes by the municipal government where the property is located.

The Republic of Argentina, owning property located in the Borough of Manhattan which...

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