LUNAAS v. U.S.

No. 90-5067.

936 F.2d 1277 (1991)

Thelma Weasenforth LUNAAS, Individually And On Behalf Of All Those Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 1, 1991.

Suggestion For Rehearing Declined September 10, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Murphy, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Tex., argued, for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief was Jo Beth Kloecker, Stafford, Tex.

Sheryl L. Floyd, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued, for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen., David M. Cohen, Director and Terrence S. Hartman, Asst. Director. Also on the brief was John E. Logue, Bureau of Public Debt, Dept. of Treasury, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Before NIES, Chief Judge, and NEWMAN and LOURIE, Circuit Judges.


Suggestion For Rehearing In Banc Declined September 10, 1991.

PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Thelma Weasenforth Lunaas et al. appeal the decision of the United States Claims Court,1 dismissing their claim for repayment of loans made to the Continental Congress by their ancestor, Jacob De Haven. We affirm.

Background

For the purpose of reviewing the Claims Court's dismissal of the complaint, the plaintiffs...

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