Legal Opinion
Kenneth Poolman and Jeffrey Poolman v. Gerald Nelson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1986No. 85-5401PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth and Jeffrey Poolman appeal from a summary judgment entered against them on their fraudulent misrepresentation claim against Gerald Nelson regarding Jeffrey Poolman’s application for a farm loan. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the district court1 erred in holding that Nelson, *306an employee of the United States Farmers Home Administration, is absolutely immune from liability because his alleged tortious actions were within the outer perimeter of his line of duty. The Poolmans contend that the law of this circuit affords immunity to a federal…
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