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HARRIS v. VAO INTOURIST, MOSCOW

No. 78 Civ. 2352 (JBW).

481 F.Supp. 1056 (1979)

Alan D. HARRIS, as Executor of the Estate of Raymond DeJongh, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. VAO INTOURIST, MOSCOW: Intourist, New York: National Hotel: and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Defendants.

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

November 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan K. Hirschhorn, Roslyn Heights, N. Y., for plaintiff.

Wolf, Popper, Ross, Wolf & Jones, New York City, for defendants; Michael P. Fuchs, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WEINSTEIN, District Judge.

Raymond DeJongh, an American tourist, died as a result of a fire in the Moscow National Hotel where he was a guest. Alleging that "one or more of the defendants owned, leased, operated, managed, maintained and controlled" the National Hotel negligently, plaintiff's testator seeks damages.

Defendants move to dismiss on the ground that this court lacks jurisdiction. Each defendant seeks protection as...

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