Legal Opinion
Federal Land Bank of Columbia v. McNeal
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided August 26, 1987No. Civ. A. 287-156PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALAIMO, Chief Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal presents the question of whether a debtor who operates a service cleaning chicken houses and selling the manure for fertilizer is engaged in a “farming operation” as that term is defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(20).
In an order entered on May 18, 1987, the bankruptcy court denied appellant Federal Land Bank’s motion to dismiss after finding that the debtor, Paul Douglas McNeal, received more than half of his income from farming operations and was, therefore, a “family farmer” as defined in 11 U.S.C. § 101(18). Only family farmers so qualified may…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In the Matter of Bernard Armstrong, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- In the Matter of William W. Wagner, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- In Re Dakota Lay'd EggsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1986
- In Re HinesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Dakota · 1980
- James P. Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, Inc., and John Fraser, IIICourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,384 in Re Paul Douglas McNeal Debtor, Federal Land Bank of Columbia v. Paul Douglas McNealCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
- In Re CluckUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Oklahoma · 1989
- Watford v. Federal Land Bank of Columbia (In re Watford)District Court, M.D. Georgia · 1988
- In re Malden Brook Farms, LLCUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012