Legal Opinion
DeVilbiss v. Small Business Administration
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 19, 1981No. 81-1212PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court1 granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee Small Business Administration (SBA). The single issue on appeal is whether the plaintiffs may maintain an action under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(a), for damages arising out of the SBA’s denial of the plaintiffs’ claims for disaster loan assistance.
Property owned by the plaintiffs near Burlington, Iowa, was damaged when the Mississippi River flooded in May 1973. The plaintiffs allege that they began to repair their property based upon the representations of an SBA employee that they were eligible for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Twin Cities Chippewa Tribal Council v. Minnesota Chippewa TribeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Knight Newspapers, Inc. v. United States of America and Edward L. Baker, Individually and as Postmaster at Detroit, MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- Herman Duarte v. United States of America and United States Coast GuardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Hernandez v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1997
- Lotz Realty Co. v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Black v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2003
- United States v. PerryCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. US, BUR. OF INDIAN AFF.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1989
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