Legal Opinion
Consumers Produce Co. v. Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 1994No. 93-3050PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SEITZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants Consumers Produce Co., Inc. of Pittsburgh et al. filed this action to recover loan repayments made to defendant Union National Bank of Pittsburgh (UNB) by defendant Volante Wholesale Produce, Inc. (Volante). Plaintiffs alleged that the loan repayments were made in breach of a statutory trust created for their benefit under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), 7 U.S.C. § 499e et seq. After trial the district court entered judgment for UNB.
The district court had jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and 7 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In Re Gotham Provision Company, Inc., Debtor/debtor in Possession, the First State Bank of Miami v. Gotham Provision Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- C.H. Robinson Co. v. Trust Co. Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Martin v. Selker Bros.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- In Re Fresh Approach, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 1985
- A & J PRODUCE CORP. v. CIT Group/Factoring, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1993
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Harllee-Gargiulo v. G.M. SalesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Idahoan Fresh v. Advantage ProduceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- In the Matter of Reading Company, Debtor. United States of America, in 95-1987. In the Matter of Reading Company, Debtor. Consolidated Rail Corporation, in 95-1988Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Endico Potatoes, Inc. v. CIT Group/Factoring, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Albee Tomato, Inc. v. A.B. Shalom Produce Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
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