Legal Opinion
Swallow Ranches, Inc. v. Bidart
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1975No. Nos. 74-1423, 74-1448PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Before CHAMBERS and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges, and ENRIGHT,* District Judge. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge:
Swallow Ranches, Inc. (SRI), a Nevada corporation, brought suit against El Tejón Cattle Co., a California partnership, and Leonard Bidart, as a general partner. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. SRI alleged that its sale to El Tejón of four ranches, subject to an option to repurchase, was in fact a loan secured by a mortgage. SRI claimed it therefore was entitled to the protections of the Nevada usury and redemption statutes. The trial court found the…
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