Legal Opinion
Williams Farms of Homestead, Inc. v. Rain & Hail Insurance Services
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 1997No. 96-4796PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this action against private insurance companies after crop loss claims on their multi-peril crop insurance policies were denied. The insurance companies were reinsured by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. The district court dismissed the action because it concluded that under the Federal Crop Insurance Act the exclusive remedy for such claims is an action against the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation or the Secretary of Agriculture. We reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs are three corporate potato farmers in south Dade County, Florida, who were…
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