Legal Opinion

United States v. Fox Lake State Bank, and Donald Adams

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 22, 1966No. 15340, 15341PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ENOCH, Circuit Judge.

The United States of America, plaintiff-appellee, brought this action under the Civil False Claims Act (Title 31, U.S.C. § 231) with respect to twenty-one defaulted Federal Housing Administration (hereinafter called “FHA”) Title I loans on which claims for insurance were filed with the FHA by defendant-appellant, Fox Lake State Bank (hereinafter called the “Bank”.)

The plaintiff sought forfeitures of $42,000 and double damages of $5,335.20 for payment of one claim in the amount of $2,667.80. The District Judge, sitting without a jury, granted judgment for plaintiff in the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Khalil Semaan v. L. Quincy Mumford, Librarian of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
  2. Vestal v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
  3. Joseph Eichelberger & Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  4. United States v. StinsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1903
  5. United States v. Denver & R. G. W. R.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926

3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Schweiker v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. United States v. Georgia-Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  3. Michele Portmann, Doing Business as Grafica, an Individual v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  4. In the Matter of Roger Roy Larson and Joan Rosemary Larson, Debtors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. United States of America, Cross-Appellee v. Cooperative Grain and Supply Co., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973

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