Legal Opinion
United States v. R. D. Wilmans & Sons, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1958No. 15779_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint in an action brought by the United States against R. D. Wilmans & Sons, Inc., for the alleged conversion of 20 bales of cotton, upon which the Government claims to have a chattel mortgage lien for $1,232.-32 and interest.
The question for decision is whether the District Court reached a permissible conclusion in ruling that, under Arkansas law, a “Crop and Chattel Mortgage” made on March 26, 1952, by Ben J. Daniels to the Farmers Home Administration, an agency of the United States, as security for a loan, covered…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Muriel Jeanne Homolla v. Shirley C. GluckCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Dierks Lumber & Coal Company, a Corporation v. J. A. BarnettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1955
- Johnson v. GrissardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Lesser-Goldman Cotton Co. v. HembreeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1924
- United States v. R. D. Wilmans & Sons, Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1956
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3Cited by9 opinions
- M. Nugent v. General Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
- Missouri Pacific Railroad Company v. Winburn Tile Manufacturing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Earl Partlow v. Albert GoldsteinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- National Ropes, Inc. v. National Diving Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Textron, Inc., a Corporation v. Homes Beautiful, Inc., a Corporation, Barney Sigel, Kathryn B. Sigel and Harry D. GoldbergCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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