Legal Opinion
Robert L. Preston v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 29, 1982No. 81-1165PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM J. CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiffs, Robert Preston, et al., appeal from an order of dismissal entered by the district court at the conclusion of their evidence in a non-jury trial. The plaintiffs had sought to prove that the United States Department of Agriculture (and certain subordinate agencies thereof) had converted grain owned by the plaintiffs and was therefore liable under the Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b). After the plaintiffs had presented their evidence the court made certain findings of fact and then granted defendant’s motion to dismiss.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Cameron Smith by His Next Friend, E. J. Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- John W. Skeels v. Universal C. I. T. Credit Corporation v. Estelle A. Skeels, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- The American Exchange Bank of Madison, Wisconsin, as of the Estate of Pauline H. Williams, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Marcus Gumz, Cross-Appellant v. Douglas Morrissette and Lawrence Cloutier, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Cooper v. CooperSupreme Court of Vermont · 2001
- Hicks v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1991
- Robert L. Preston v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- First Nat. Bank of Smith Center, Kan. v. NugentDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1987
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