FINOVA CAPITAL CORP. v. RYAN HELICOPTERS U.S.A.

No. 98-3754.

180 F.3d 896 (1999)

FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RYAN HELICOPTERS U.S.A., INCORPORATED, and St. Lucia Helicopters Limited, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 25, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Richman (argued), Sachnoff & Weaver, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

John S. Hoff (argued), Hoff & Garley, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

This diversity action involves a dispute over the ownership of two helicopters located on the Island of St. Lucia in the British West Indies. The helicopters were leased by Ryan Helicopters USA from Rotorcraft Partnership Ltd. and operated on St. Lucia by Ryan's subsidiary, St. Lucia Helicopters Ltd. When the deal turned sour, Ryan and St. Lucia Helicopters sued Rotorcraft in the High Court of St. Lucia. Some months later, Finova Corporation...

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