Legal Opinion
Hidenfelter v. Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 6, 1985No. K81-396 CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.
This ease was tried without a jury before the Court in May of 1984. Plaintiffs brought this civil action to obtain benefits under a policy of flood insurance covering their house located on property along the shore of Lake Michigan. The flood insurance was obtained under provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq. Plaintiffs claim that high lake levels and wave action caused flooding of their property by the waters of Lake Michigan eroding the land that supported the foundation of their house to the point that the house is…
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- West Augusta Development Corporation, a Corporation v. Louis O. Giuffrida, Director of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Quesada v. Director, Federal Emergency Management AgencyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1983
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