Legal Opinion
United States v. Beggerly
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 8, 1998No. 97-731PublishedCited by 513 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
In 1979, the United States brought a quiet title action (the Adams litigation) in the Southern District of Mississippi against respondents and nearly 200 other defendants. On the eve of trial, the Government and respondents entered into a settlement whereby title to the disputed land was quieted in favor of the United States in return for a payment of $208,175.87. Judgment was entered based on this settlement agreement. In 1994, some 12 years after that judgment, respondents sued in the District Court to set aside the settlement agreement and obtain a damages award for the disputed land.…
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