GAU SHAN CO., LTD. v. BANKERS TRUST CO.

No. 90-5875.

956 F.2d 1349 (1992)

GAU SHAN COMPANY, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Lee Gilman (argued and briefed), Rebecca P. Tuttle (briefed), Farris, Hancock, Gilman, Branan & Hellen, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff-appellee.

Andrew J. Peck, Lawrence E. Jacobs, Jay Greenfield, Jess A. Velona, Richard A. Rosen (argued and briefed), Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Richard M. Carter, Lee L. Piovarcy (briefed), Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellant.

Before JONES, RYAN and BOGGS, Circuit Judges.


RYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a preliminary injunction enjoining defendant Bankers Trust Company, an American corporation, from filing a lawsuit in Hong Kong against plaintiff Gau Shan Company, a Hong Kong corporation. The issue for decision is whether the district court offended principles of international comity in issuing its preliminary injunction.

We conclude that the lower court misinterpreted the relevant principles of international comity...

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