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ORIENTAL IMPORTS & EXPORTS v. MADURO & CURIEL'S

No. 81-5717.

701 F.2d 889 (1983)

ORIENTAL IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, INC., a Florida corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. MADURO & CURIEL'S BANK, N.V. a foreign banking corporation, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peters, Pickle, Flynn, Niemoeller, Stieglitz & Downs, Nancy Schleifer, Miami, Fla., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Arnold R. Ginsberg, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Before RONEY and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and DYER, Senior Circuit Judge.

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In a case of first impression in this Court, we hold that a foreign banking corporation engaged in the normal activity with resident correspondent banks to facilitate the movement of money is not subject to longarm jurisdiction in Florida, even though it makes certain passive investments in federal funds. We therefore reverse a money judgment against it.

This is a diversity case. Plaintiff Oriental Imports and Exports, a Florida corporation...

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