Legal Opinion

Tom Lange Co. v. Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co. (In re Lombardo Fruit & Produce Co.)

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 28, 1993No. Nos. 93-1894, 93-1897PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Tom Lange Company (“Lange”) appeals the district court’s affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s judgment denying its claim for trust protection under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (“PACA”). Though judgment in its favor was affirmed by the district court, Uni-Fin cross-appeals the district court’s rejection of the bankruptcy court’s analysis. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

*808I. BACKGROUND

Beginning in 1986, Lange sold Lombardo produce under an account numbered by Lange as 143. In January 1988, the parties entered a written…

2Cases cited10 opinions

In Re Gotham Provision Company, Inc., Debtor/debtor in Possession, the First State Bank of Miami v. Gotham Provision Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
C.H. Robinson Co. v. Trust Co. Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
Sanzone-Palmisano Company v. M. Seaman Enterprises, Inc., Malone & Hyde, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
Harland W. Chidsey, D/B/A Harland W. Chidsey Farms v. Bert A. Guerin, D/B/A Bert GeurinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
Mid-Valley Produce Corp. v. 4-XXX Produce Corp.District Court, E.D. New York · 1993

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3Cited by15 opinions

Idahoan Fresh v. Advantage ProduceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
Kingdom Fresh Produce, Inc. v. Stokes Law Office, L.L.P. (In Re Delta Produce, L.P.)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
In Re Lombardo Fruit and Produce Company, Debtor. Tom Lange Company, Inc. Pupillo Brokerage Company v. Lombardo Fruit and Produce Company Uni-Fin Corporation in Re Lombardo Fruit and Produce Company, Debtor. Tom Lange Company, Inc. Pupillo Brokerage Company v. Lombardo Fruit and Produce Company, Uni-Fin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
Idahoan Fresh v. Advantage Produce, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
Dairy Fresh Foods, Inc. v. Ramette (In Re Country Club Market, Inc.)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1994

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