Legal Opinion
Clyde E. Williamson, D/B/A Triangle 44 Farms v. United States Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 29, 1987No. 86-4314PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Clyde Williamson appeals the dismissal of his claims against the Department of Agriculture and several federal government officials for deprivation of property without due process of law, tor-tious interference with contract, and misrepresentation. The district court had granted the government’s motion for summary judgment. Williamson’s appeal exposes the tension between the need to protect government officials from the misplaced wrath of citizens disappointed by the actions of the officials, and the need to protect those citizens whose…
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