Legal Opinion

Rufenacht v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 17, 1981No. 80-1818PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge:

Plaintiffs in these consolidated diversity actions, Robert D. Rufenacht and Robert Lewis d/b/a R&L Cattle Company, Pro-chemco Cattle Partners, Ltd., and Prochem-co, Inc., brought suit against defendant, Iowa Beef Processors, Inc., seeking recovery of losses sustained as the result of cattle transactions involving one James Louie Heller, alleged by plaintiffs to have been acting as agent of defendant. Following non-jury trial the District Court, 492 F.Supp. 877, rejected plaintiffs’ claims, and they now appeal from that adverse ruling. Appellants urge that…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lubbock Feed Lots, Inc., and Lockney Cooperative Gin v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. Nora Faye Johnson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  4. Studiengesellschaft Kohle Mbh, as Trustee for the Max-Planck-Institut Fur Kohlenforschung v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  5. In the Matter of Alfred Lawrence Merrill, A/K/A Larry Merrill, Bankrupt. Larry Merrill v. Walter E. Heller & Company of Alabama, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by26 opinions

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  2. Seven Elves, Incorporated v. Jack S. EskenaziCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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  4. Allen Deweese v. Town of Palm Beach, Etc., Joseph Terlizzese, Etc., and George MathewsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Doyle Nations and Marie Nations v. Sun Oil Company (Delaware) and Sun Production CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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