INTERNATIONAL BANK v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 98-7055.

171 F.3d 687 (1999)

INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT, Appellee v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellant

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 2, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna M. Murasky, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were John M. Ferren, Corporation Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel, and Lutz Alexander Prager, Assistant Deputy Corporation Counsel.

Albert G. Lauber, Jr. argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was Lloyd H. Mayer.

Lester Nurick, F. David Lake, Jr., and Erik H. Corwin were on the brief for amici curiae The Inter-American Development Bank, et al.

Before: SILBERMAN, SENTELLE, and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RANDOLPH.

RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:

The property, income, operations and transactions of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, commonly known as the World Bank, are immune from federal, state and local taxation. The question in this appeal is whether a private contractor, retained by the Bank to provide food services to individuals on the Bank's premises, has derivative immunity from District...

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