Legal Opinion

Thigpen v. Sparks

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 10, 1993No. 91-1977PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:

The issue in this case is whether an individual’s breach of warranty claims, which arose when a now-failed bank sold him a wholly-owned Texas trust company, are barred against FDIC by the D’Oench doctrine, 1 12 U.S.C. § 1823(e) or § 1821(d)(9)(A). We hold that they were not so barred and thus reverse and remand the district court’s summary judgment.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Marc A. Sparks purchased a Texas trust company called The Dallas Empire Company (DEC) from BancTexas, Dallas, planning to sell it afterward. Both Sparks and Roy Thigpen, III, the prospective…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Langley v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. Jones v. KelleyTexas Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Harold v. Beighley v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  5. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. Julio S. LaguartaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation v. J. William OldenburgCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
  2. Levy v. Federal Deposit InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  3. E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Receiver for United National Bank of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  4. Motorcity of Jacksonville, Ltd. v. Southeast Bank N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  5. George John and Sandra John v. Resolution Trust Corporation, Receiver of Germania Bank, a Federal Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994

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