Legal Opinion
County Line Cheese Company v. Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1987No. 86-2357PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the validity of several administrative regulations governing the sale of milk. A farmer can get a higher price for milk that will be sold for consumption as milk (Class I milk) than for milk that will be used to make yogurt or cheese (Class II and III milk). Thus, some farmers get better prices than others. To end the adverse effects of “ruinous competition” for that premium, Congress decided to permit all farmers to share equally in the premium. The result was the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, 7 U.S.C. § 601 et seq. Acting…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. LarionoffSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Panama Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Hoiness v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Lehigh Valley Cooperative Farmers, Inc. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- McGarry v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- WHITE EAGLE CO-OP. ASS'N v. ConnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- SANI-DAIRY, a DIV. OF PENN TRAFFIC CO. v. EspyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
- White Eagle Cooperat v. Vilsack, Thomas J.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- County Line Cheese Company v. Richard E. Lyng, Secretary of AgricultureCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- White Eagle Cooperative Assoc. v. JohannsDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2007