Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 2, 1981No. 80-1377PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
The issue presented in this case is whether a borrower from the Farmers Home Administration for purpose of effecting repairs to a rural residence has any cause of action against the United States and/or its agents under the Federal Tort Claims Act, the Tucker Act or 28 U.S.C.A. § 1337 (which vests jurisdiction in an action arising under an Act of Congress regulating commerce) by virtue of alleged acts of negligence in failing to supervise the work performed by the contractor, which proved substandard and defective. The District Court found that no relief was available…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. NeustadtSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Rubylee Davis, in No. 73-1249. v. George W. Romney, Individually and in His Capacity as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in No. 73-1420Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Lee v. ThorntonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McQueary v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1971
- Thompson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Clyde E. Williamson, D/B/A Triangle 44 Farms v. United States Department of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Elias Attallah, Violeta Lajam De Attallah, and the Conjugal Partnership They Comprise v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Marathon Oil Co. v. LujanCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Berk & BerkDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- Curtis Hamre v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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