Legal Opinion
United States v. Drinkwater
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 28, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-509-NPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
CLARKE, District Judge.
I
This action is before the Court on the motion of the United States to dismiss certain counterclaims filed by Robert S. Linds-ley and June M. Lindsley (the Lindsleys) and by the Trustees of the Drinkwater Heirs Lifesaving Real Estate Trust (the Trustees). The United States has asserted its sovereign immunity as a bar to the counterclaims. After considering the briefs and oral arguments of the parties, we conclude that some of the counterclaims must be dismissed.
On August 25, 1976, the United States filed this action to quiet title to certain property…
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