Legal Opinion
In Re F.D. Processing, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 23, 1992No. 58275-1PublishedCited by 149 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
F.D. Processing, Inc., is the subject of Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings in federal court. The federal court has certified to us the question whether hens filed by milk producers against F.D. Processing are valid under state law. We answer this question in the negative. The statutes in effect when the milk was delivered did not authorize the hens. Moreover, the statutory amendment in 1991 that expressly authorizes hens for milk deliveries does not retroactively apply to the facts of this case.
F.D. Processing, Inc., conducting business as Foremost Dairies Northwest (Foremost), was organized…
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