Legal Opinion
United States v. Patrick H. De Witt
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1959No. 17101_1PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
Presented here are questions whether a real estate dealer is liable to the Government for the civil penalties and damages under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C.A. § 231 et seq. or damages for common law fraud, and whether a mortgage lender is liable for equitable restitution because the Veterans Administration guaranteed a purchase money loan to a veteran who did not then intend to occupy the property as his home. The District Court granted summary judgment in favor of the dealer-salesman as well as for the lender. The Government appeals.
The Complaint, filed August…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Rainwater v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. McNinchSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Bruce Construction Corporation v. United States of America for Use of Westinghouse Electric Supply CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- R. I. McClanahan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Prince Heyward v. Public Housing AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
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3Cited by25 opinions
- D. H. Roe and Stratoray Oil, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Lennard L. MeadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Standard Oil Company of Texas and Pasotex Pipe Line Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- W. Kelly Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- United States v. Lawrence Register, Fred Hornsby and Daniel John CochranCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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