Legal Opinion
United States v. Shimer
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 12, 1961No. 392PublishedCited by 528 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The United States brought this action in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to recover from Shimer, on theories of subrogration and indemnity, an amount of $4,000 which the Veterans’ Administration, as guarantor of a loan made to him by Excelsior Saving Fund and Loan Association, had paid to that institution.
The relevant facts, as stipulated by the parties, are these: In 1948 Shimer, a World War II veteran, borrowed $13,000 from Excelsior secured by a mortgage upon residential realty which Shimer purchased with the proceeds. At Shimer’s request the Veterans’ Administration, pursuant to…
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