United States v. John M. Larosa and Esther C. Larosa

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this action in the district court seeking to reform a deed that had conveyed property to the government in order to make the deed conform to the actual common boundary line plotted out on the ground. The district court, pursuant to rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, found that there was no just cause for delay in entering judgment and directed entry of judgment for the United States. We affirm.

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