Legal Opinion

C. M. Bradford v. Plains Cotton Cooperative Association

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided August 11, 1976No. 75-1217-75-1225PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.

The issue in these diversity jurisdiction cases is the validity of forward contracts for the sale by the plaintiffs-appellees of cotton to the defendant-appellant. The district court gave the plaintiffs judgments against the buyer totaling over $521,000, plus interest, for cotton sold by them and a total of $19,000 for attorneys’ fees. The buyer appeals. We reverse.

The plaintiffs-appellees are all farmers who raise cotton in Oklahoma. Defendant-appellant Plains Cotton Cooperative Association is a cotton marketing cooperative owned by some 20,000 farmers in Texas…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. F. D. Rich Co. v. United States Ex Rel. Industrial Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Reigel Fiber Corporation v. Anderson Gin Company, Reibel Fiber Corporation v. Ellis BrothersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Woods Construction Company, Inc., a Corporation, and American Casualty Co., of Reading, Pennsylvania v. Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1964

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Perdue v. Crocker National BankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  2. Richard Hefley and Kent Martin D/B/A Agri Investment Services v. Harry JonesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
  3. Computer Network, Ltd. v. Purcell Tire & Rubber Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1988
  4. Matter of Estate of FrederickWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Cargill, Incorporated, and Cross-Appellee v. Van Stafford, D/B/A Stafford Elevator, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977

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