Legal Opinion
John Fitzgerald v. Max Cleland
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 4, 1981No. 80-1662PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
Appellants borrowed money from the Bangor (Maine) Savings Bank and gave the Bank a mortgage on their property. The Veterans’ Administration (VA) guaranteed the loan under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. §§ 1810-1819 and 38 C.F.R. §§ 36.4300-36.-4364. Appellants defaulted on the loan in 1974. In early February 1975 the VA decided not to include them in a special refunding program.
The Bank initiated foreclosure proceedings on March 24, 1975, by having a sheriff serve appellants personally with notice of foreclosure. Under Me.Rev.Stat. tit. XIV, § 6203(2), this notice starts a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- United States v. ShimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Gosselin v. Better Homes, Inc.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1969
- Arthur Earl McKnight v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by12 opinions
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