Legal Opinion
Ashbrook v. Block
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 25, 1990No. 89-1443PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, Robert Charles Ashbrook and Rose Marie Elaine Ashbrook (the Ashbrooks) appeal the dismissal of their lawsuit against the United States, the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and various federal and local officials within the FmHA. The Ashbrooks’ action, sounding in tort, contract law and constitutional tort, was brought as an adversary proceeding in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Michigan pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 106(a). Although the Ashbrooks raise several issues on appeal, we believe the most…
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