Legal Opinion

Declet v. Veterans Administration

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided March 31, 1955No. Civ. No. 8915PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUIZ-NAZARIO, District Judge.

Defendant’s motion to dismiss must; be granted.

In the first place, the only named' defendant “Veterans’ Administration” is. not a suable entity, because Congress has. not constituted this agency a body corporate or authorized it be sued as such,. Mitchell v. United States, D.C., 111 F.Supp. 104, 105. See also Blackmar v. Guerre, 342 U.S. 512, 515-516, 72 S.Ct. 410, 96 L.Ed. 534.

In. the second place because, even if the action were brought against, the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, *567or against the United States of America, this court would have no jurisdiction…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  3. Blackmar v. GuerreSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. Petrowski v. NuttCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1947

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Suess v. PughDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1965
  2. Chase Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Federal Home Loan Bank BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Tyrolf v. Veterans AdministrationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1979
  4. Madeline Wilkinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
  5. Frederick C. Fermin v. Veterans Administration, Washington, D. C.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963

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