Federal Housing Administration v. Burr
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Federal Housing Administration v. Burr is a landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of federal sovereign immunity by holding that the FHA could be sued in certain circumstances under its "sue and be sued" clause.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Housing Administration v. Burr canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| affects |
federal agencies with corporate powers
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government corporations engaged in commercial activities ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
administrative law
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federal courts ⓘ sovereign immunity ⓘ |
| bindingAuthorityIn | United States federal courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases in 1940
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United States administrative case law ⓘ United States sovereign immunity case law ⓘ |
| citation | 309 U.S. 242 ⓘ |
| clarified | that waivers of sovereign immunity in "sue and be sued" clauses should be liberally construed ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| holding |
A federal agency with a "sue and be sued" clause is presumptively liable to suit as a private enterprise would be, unless Congress clearly indicates otherwise.
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The Federal Housing Administration may be sued under its "sue and be sued" clause in certain circumstances. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
federal sovereign immunity
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scope of "sue and be sued" clauses ⓘ |
| page | 242 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Federal Housing Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
interpretation of federal agency "sue and be sued" clauses
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limitations on federal sovereign immunity for government corporations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Housing Administration
NERFINISHED
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sovereign immunity of the United States ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Burr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
construction of statutory waivers of immunity
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liability of a federal agency to suit ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| volume | 309 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1940 ⓘ |
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