Legal Opinion
Bank of Indiana, National Ass'n v. Holyfield
District Court, S.D. Mississippi
Decided July 24, 1979No. Civ. A. J77-0036(N)PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
NIXON, District Judge.
The defendants in this action, Mr. and Mrs. Holyfield, are dairy farmers in Simpson County, Mississippi who entered into a lease for the use of certain dairy cows in their milking operation with a company that subsequently merged with the plaintiff, the Bank of Indiana (Bank). A large number of the leased cows were destroyed by a storm, and the defendants were unable to comply with the terms of the lease as it was written. This action was brought by the Bank to recover from the defendants alleged deficiencies in their lease payments, and the Holyfields…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
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- Hume v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Weaver v. American Oil CompanyIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
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