Legal Opinion
The Lomas & Nettleton Company v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 9, 1981No. 79-3562PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, The Lomas & Nettleton Company, brought this suit in the amount of $2,500,000 damages against the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), its president, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), The claim is based on an alleged breach of contract by defendants involving twenty-eight option applications for the purchase of mortgages being offered for sale by GNMA. The district court ruled that since any judgment sought by appellant must be satisfied from the federal treasury, the suit was actually a claim against the United States.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- United States v. AdamsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
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