Legal Opinion

First Florida Bank, N.A. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided August 6, 1992No. 91-1206CPublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The issue to be decided is liability for the loss of $41,200.00 in cancelled food stamp coupons. Argument is deemed unnecessary.

FACTS

The following facts are undisputed, unless otherwise noted. The Food Stamp Act of 1964, 7 U.S.C. § 2024(b) (1988), authorizes the Food and Nutrition Service (“FNS”) of the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to administer the federal Food Stamp Program. The coupons are obligations of the United States, redeemable at face value by the United States Treasury.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Avia Group International, Inc., (Formerly Pensa, Inc.) v. L.A. Gear California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
  5. H.F. Allen Orchards, Elbert B. Schinmann, R.E. Redman & Sons, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984

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