Legal Opinion
Scaife v. Federal Crop Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1948No. 13651PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge..The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, an agency of the Department qf Agriculture, was created by the Federal Crop Insurance Act for the purpose of providing Government insurance against loss in yield of crops due to unavoidable causes.1
In April, 1946, the Corporation insured the appellant, a cotton grower of Chicot County, Arkansas, against loss in yield of lint cotton and cottonseed (up to 75% of average yield) due to specified unavoidable causes. The insured suffered a loss in yield of his 1946 crop, which was covered by his contract of insurance and entitled him…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Felder v. Federal Crop Ins. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
- Frier v. Federal Crop Ins.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1945
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. ShawDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1956
- United States v. FeldmanDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1950
- United States v. LandsverkDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1956
- United States v. LeinDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1972