Legal Opinion
Town of Johnston v. Federal Housing Finance Agency
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 27, 2014No. 13-2034, 13-2116PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
The Town of Johnston, Rhode Island and the Commissioners of Bristol County, Massachusetts (“the municipalities”) brought separate actions against the Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) (collectively, “the entities”), alleging that the entities failed to pay taxes on the transfer of property. Federal district courts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island granted the entities’ motions to dismiss based on statutory exemptions from taxation. The…
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