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Love v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided April 6, 1989No. 87-3832PublishedCited by 566 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Clinton W. and Rose Mary Love appeal the dismissal of their complaint against the United States and certain federal officials arising out of the government’s liquidation of the Loves’ livestock and farm equipment. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

The Loves are Montana farmers who obtained agricultural loans from the Farmers Home Administration (“FmHA”), under the consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (“CFRDA”), 7 U.S.C. §§ 1921 et seq. (1982). The loans purportedly were secured by a chattel mortgage on the Loves’ livestock and machinery. In 1984, the Loves defaulted on these…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Carlson v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Gibson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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