Legal Opinion
City of Madison v. Bear Creek Water Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1987No. 86-4552PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDITH H. JONES, Circuit Judge:
The City of Madison, Mississippi (“Madison”), appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Bear Creek Water Association, Inc. (“Bear Creek”), and the Farmers Home Administration (“FmHA”). Because we agree with the district court that 7 U.S.C. § 1926(b) precludes municipal condemnation of a water association’s facilities during the term of its indebtedness to the FmHA, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In the early 1970’s, Bear Creek, a nonprofit corporation, was organized to seek a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the…
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