Legal Opinion

Pender Peanut Corp. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided May 23, 1990No. 616-88 CPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RADER, Judge.

Pender Peanut Corporation (plaintiff) participated in a price support program administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Plaintiff entered into contracts with numerous farmers to buy peanuts. These contracts contained language making plaintiff subject to a monetary penalty for violation of USDA regulations.

Plaintiff did not dispose of its 1981 crop year peanuts in accordance with USDA regulations. USDA consequently assessed *449a penalty of $1,165,736.75 against plaintiff in October 1982. Plaintiff now seeks damages from USDA in the United States…

2Cases cited23 opinions

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  2. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Mingus Constructors, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Contreras v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2005
  2. Simons v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1992
  3. Town of Fallsburg v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
  4. Carrington Gardens Associates v. United States (In Re Carrington Gardens Associates)District Court, E.D. Virginia · 2001
  5. Pender Peanut Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1990

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