1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 329 F.Supp.
  5. 329 F.Supp. 1142 (1971)
 

POTTHARST v. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Civ. A. No. 69-3030.

329 F.Supp. 1142 (1971)

Ethel POTTHARST, bringing the following class action on her own behalf, and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, an agency of the United States Government, Defendant.

United States District Court, E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

June 23, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph E. Defley, Jr., Port Sulphur, La., for plaintiff Ethel Pottharst and members of the class.

Wayne C. Guidry, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-intervenor Hansell Lucen Chighizola.

Wayne C. Giordano, Bell Chasse, La., for plaintiffs Henry Buras, Sr., and Henry Buras, Jr.

Walter I. Lanier, Jr., Thibodaux, La., for plaintiffs Mr. and Mrs. Forest Doucet.

Agnes Mamie Laird, plaintiff in pro. per.

James D. Carriere, Asst. U. S. Atty., New Orleans, La., A. J. Barnes, Washington, D. C., for defendant.

RUBIN, District Judge:

The Southeast Hurricane Disaster Relief Act of 1965, Public Law 89-339, 79 Stat. 1301, granted relief to certain borrowers under the Small Business Act for loss sustained in Hurricane Betsy "to the extent such loss or damage is not compensated for by insurance or otherwise." Motions for summary judgment by both parties raise the single issue in this case: whether the quoted words mean "to the extent that insurance could not be obtained to cover...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases