Legal Opinion

United States v. Cedar Valley Livestock Exchange, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Iowa

Decided December 31, 1958No. Civ. 609-611PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GRAVEN, District Judge.

In these cases the United States sued the defendants for conversion of property. It is the claim of the plaintiff that each of the defendants purchased property from Charles Hopper and Darlene Hopper which was subject to chattel mortgages held by it. Each of the defendants moved for summary judgment on the ground that the plaintiff’s chattel mortgages were not indexed in the office of the County Recorder as required by law. This opinion relates to the rulings on those motions.

At all time herein Charles and Darlene Hopper were residents of Benton County, Iowa, and were…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. United States v. Henry W. Matthews and Nettie Matthews, Doing Business Under the Firm Name and Style of Yuba Livestock Auction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  2. United States v. E. H. Kramel and Orr Crum, Individually, and Bowles Livestock Commission CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  3. Thomas v. DesneySupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
  4. Hilpire v. ClaudeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899
  5. Sawyer v. AdamsSupreme Court of Vermont · 1836

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Diamond National Corporation v. Dale Lee, Trustee in BankruptcyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1964
  2. Bartels v. Hennessey Brothers, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  3. Baron v. Crossroads Center of Iowa, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
  4. Compiano v. JonesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1978
  5. Crawford Lumber Co. v. Abstract Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1962

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