Legal Opinion
United States v. Texarkana Trawlers, a Partnership
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1988No. 87-2508PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
The United States, through the National Marine Fisheries Service (the “Service”) of the Department of Commerce, sued Texar-kana Trawlers (“Trawlers”) for breach of contract, seeking to recover money the Service lost when Trawlers defaulted on certain fishing boat loans. Under some of the subject contracts, Trawlers agreed to reimburse the Service for any default on loans which the Service had guaranteed and paid off. Under the remaining contracts, the Service had lent money directly to Trawlers’ predecessor.
Trawlers defended by alleging that it had been…
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