Eldon H. Dahl and Jeanette M. Dahl v. The United States

SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a final judgment * of the United States Claims Court in which the court awarded damages to the appellees, Eldon H. Dahl and wife, Jeanette M. Dahl, (herein called plaintiffs or Dahls), for breach of contract by the United States Government, appellant (herein called defendant), to make a loan to the Dahls through the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA), and for abuse of discretion by the officials of said agency. The purpose of the loan was to purchase livestock, feed, and farm machinery, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. §§ 1941-47 and 7 CFR 1800, et…