United States v. Tacoma Gravel and Supply Co., Inc.

KOELSCH, Circuit Judge.

In 1953 the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, predecessor to the Small Business Administration, an agency of plaintiff United States of America, obtained a deficiency judgment against respondents in a superior court of the State of Washington. Ten years later, the United States brought this action in a federal district court to renew the Washington judgment. On cross-motions the district court rendered summary judgment for respondents. This appeal followed.

Jurisdiction below was based on 28 U.S.C. § 1345. This court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.. The…