Legal Opinion

United States v. John Ward and Lowann J. Ward

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided February 8, 1993No. 92-7068PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.

The single issue presented in this appeal is whether the six-year statute of limitations established in 28 U.S.C. § 2415(a) applies to an action by the United States to foreclose its mortgage on real estate securing government loans. The district court held § 2415(a) applies only to actions for money damages brought by the United States and granted summary judgment in the government’s favor ordering foreclosure on mortgages securing loans in excess of $1 million on which borrowers, John Ward and Lowann J. Ward, never made any payment. We agree with the conclusion…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Badaracco v. CommissionerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. United States v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Coleman v. BlockDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1984
  5. United States v. FreidusDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1991

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. United States v. Ruth G. Thornburg Michael D. Thornburg David Jean Thornburg Kathy Ann NorthingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  2. Westnau Land Corp. v. U.S. Small Business Administration, as an Agency of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Hilario R. Alvarado, Madel SocorroCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
  4. William C. Davidson v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Receiver for United Bank of Texas, Defendant-Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
  5. United States v. Agri Services, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996

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