Legal Opinion
Giles Lowery Stockyards, Inc. D/B/A Lufkin Livestock Exchange v. Department of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1977No. 76-2462PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from an Order of the Department of Agriculture establishing rates and charges for the petitioner, a corporation that operates the Lufkin Livestock Exchange at Lufkin, Texas. The Exchange is an “auction market” at which producers’ livestock is sold on a commission basis.
The case arose when petitioner sought permission to increase its charges to farmers and ranchers for selling their livestock. The Packers and Stockyards Act requires that all rates or charges made by a stockyard owner or operator be “just, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.” 7 U.S.C.…
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