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Miles v. Starks

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided November 8, 1979No. 18145PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SPURLOCK, Justice.

This is an appeal from a portion of a judgment that the seller of cattle take nothing against the surety of the buyer on a livestock dealer’s bond. The primary question on appeal is whether the transaction in question constituted a purchase within the terms of the bond and federal law authorizing and requiring the bond.

We reverse and render.

John Miles, Jr., raises cattle on a ranch near Cresson, Texas. Robert Starks is a bonded livestock dealer who is an Illinois domiciliary. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Company is the surety on his livestock-dealer bond issued…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. Manley Cattle Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Brumley Estate v. Iowa Beef Processors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Napoleon Livestock Auction, Inc. v. RohrichNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Streeks, Inc. v. Diamond Hill Farms, Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 2000
  4. American Petrofina, Inc. v. PPG Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1984
  5. Steger & Bizzell, Inc. v. Vandewater Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1991

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