Legal Opinion

Whitehead v. Derwinski

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 4, 1990No. 89-35069PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RYMER, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, the Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs (“VA”), appeals from the summary judgment against him in a class action on behalf of veterans 1 in the state of Washington from whom the Department of Veteran Affairs is seeking to collect deficiencies remaining after default and foreclosure on VA-guaranteed home loans. The district court held that the VA’s rights, as guarantor, against the debtor could not exceed the lender’s rights, and therefore found the VA’s claims against the veterans barred by Washington’s antideficiency law.

Although we disagree with the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Fidelity Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. De La CuestaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Hillsborough County v. Automated Medical Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. ShimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. United States v. RezzonicoDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1998
  2. Boley v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1993
  3. Vail v. DerwinskiCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
  4. United States v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  5. Boley v. PrincipiDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1992

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