FAIELLA v. FEDERAL NAT. MORTG. ASSOCIATION

No. 18-1063.

928 F.3d 141 (2019)

Ralph FAIELLA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

June 26, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Christopher Sheridan , with whom Sheridan Law Offices, Eagan, MN, was on brief, for appellant.

James W. McGarry , Boston, MA, with whom Goodwin Procter LLP was on brief, for appellee.

Before Howard, Chief Judge, Torruella and Selya, Circuit Judges.


The Merrill doctrine requires a showing of actual authority as a basis for holding a federal instrumentality vicariously liable for the acts of its agents. See Fed. Crop Ins. Co. v. Merrill, 332 U.S. 380, 384, 68 S.Ct. 1, 92...

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