Duvall-Wheeler Livestock Barn v. United States

Pursuant to new Rule 18 of the Rules of this court, we have concluded on the merits that this case is of such character as not to justify oral argument and have directed the clerk to place the case on the Summary Calendar and to notify the parties in writing. See Murphy v. Houma Well Service, 5 Cir., 1969, 409 F.2d 804.

This consolidated appeal involves three separate actions in conversion brought by the United States under 28 U.S.C. § 1345 against the appellants, to recover the value of certain livestock in which the government possessed a security interest.

Under the provisions of the…