Legal Opinion
Chris W. Beggerly James R. Beggerly Clark M. Beggerly Velma B. Garner Suzanne Reed David Reed v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1997No. 95-60625PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Chief Judge:
The Beggerlys appeal the district court’s order granting the motion to dismiss by the United States and denying the Beggerlys’ cross-motion for summary judgment in which they sought to vacate a consent judgment under which the United States acquired title to property previously held by the Beggerlys. Concluding that the Beggerlys are entitled to the relief sought, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On April 3, 1950 Clark M. Beggerly, Sr., on behalf of his family, bought a portion of Horn Island, offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, at a tax sale in Jackson, Mississippi. On January…
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