Lucius Adkins v. Cagle Foods JV

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This case involves an interpretation of the Packers & Stockyards Act, 7 U.S.C. § 192(a) and (b), which prohibits live poultry dealers from “engag[ing] in or us[ing] any unfair, unjustly discriminatory, or deceptive practice or device,” or “mak[ing] or giv[ing] any undue or unreasonable preference or advantage to any particular person or locality in any respect, or subjecting] any particular person or locality to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage in any respect”. The plaintiffs, Lucius and Jill Adkins, are broiler growers under contract with defendant…