Legal Opinion

Charles Stinson Smith and Jimmie Dean Smith v. Russellville Production Credit Association

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided December 12, 1985No. 85-7084PublishedCited by 71 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, the Smiths, are lifelong family farmers. Starting in 1967, the Smiths became almost totally dependent on appellee Russellville Production Credit Association (“RPCA”) for their credit needs. The RPCA is a federally chartered Production Credit Association (“PCA”).

In January 1983, the Smiths negotiated a $92,000 loan from the RPCA, payable on January 1, 1984. In return for this loan, the Smiths mortgaged their house, crops, farm equipment, and RPCA stock. The year 1983 was an economic disaster for the Smiths. As of February 23, 1984, the Smiths owed the RPCA…

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