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ISLAMIC REPUBLIC v. PAHLAVI

62 N.Y.2d 474 (1984)

Islamic Republic of Iran, Appellant, v. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, Respondent, and Farah Diba Pahlavi, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 5, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian O'Dwyer, Paul O'Dwyer, Gary Silverman, Abram Chayes and Bruno A. Ristau for appellant.

Roger Boyle for Farah Diba Pahlavi, respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES and WACHTLER concur with Judge SIMONS; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse on the appeal as against Farah Diba Pahlavi in a separate opinion; Judge KAYE taking no part.

SIMONS, J.

Plaintiff, the Islamic Republic of Iran, brings this action against Iran's former ruler, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, and his wife, Empress Farah Diba Pahlavi. It alleges in its complaint that defendants accepted bribes and misappropriated, embezzled or converted 35 billion dollars in Iranian funds in breach of their fiduciary duty to the Iranian people and it seeks to recover those funds and 20 billion...

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