Legal Opinion
Carruth v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided July 2, 1980No. 20-78; No. 485-78PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowen, Senior Judge
The Texas peanut farmers who are the plaintiffs in these two consolidated cases broadly challenge the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to reduce or withhold price supports from peanuts containing the mold Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus). As alternative grounds for recovery, plaintiffs allege that by withholding the price supports for such peanuts, the Government breached an implied contract with plaintiffs. They also assert that a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) marketing regulation (known as the "24-hour rule”) operated to deny them due process of law,…
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- Bowles v. WillinghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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