United States v. A. D. Newcomb

McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge.

A. D. Newcomb appeals from a final judgment entered in the District Court 1 for the Western District of Missouri finding that Newcomb converted property subject to a prior perfected security interest held by the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), an agency of the United States, and thus owed the government damages in the amount of $21,207.89, plus interest. United States v. Newcomb, No. 79-5006-CV-SW (W.D.Mo. Aug. 28, 1981). For reversal Newcomb argues that the district court erred in (1) applying the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC), as…