Legal Opinion
United States v. The City of Palm Beach Gardens
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 26, 1981No. 79-1691PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this case the parties disagree as to the time within which the United States must bring suit under the Hill-Burton Act, 42 U.S.C. § 291i, for the recovery of federal funds used in the construction of a nonprofit hospital sold to a profit-making organization. We reverse the decision of the trial court holding the United States time-barred from seeking such recovery following the transfer of a federally-supported hospital from public to private ownership.
Appellee, the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, received a federal grant in 1964 under the Hill-Burton program…
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