Legal Opinion
Meister Bros., Inc. v. John W. MacY Jr., Director of Federal Emergency Management Agency
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 29, 1982No. 81-1795PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The appellant filed this suit in the district court to recover $76,404.61 in building damage and clean-up costs for debris removal allegedly incurred by it and covered under a flood insurance policy issued pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4001 et seq. (1976). The appellee, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA or Agency) filed a motion for summary judgment predicated solely on the appellant’s failure to file a sworn proof of loss within sixty days from the alleged loss, as required by the insurance contract. 1 Summary judgment was granted.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Schweiker v. HansenSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- United States v. Lazy Fc RanchCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- United States v. WhartonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Juana Estela Corniel-Rodriguez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
- M.D. Phelps and Irene K. Phelps v. Federal Emergency Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Eduardo Sans v. U.S. Security Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Joseph Sodowski v. National Flood Insurance Program of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Blocker Drilling Canada, Ltd. v. ConradNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1984
- Howard G. Dawkins, Jr., M.D. Annette Dawkins v. James Lee Witt, Director of the Federal Emergency Management AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2003
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