UNITED STATES v. BURNETTE-CARTER CO.

No. 76-2109.

575 F.2d 587 (1978)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURNETTE-CARTER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Michael Cody, U.S. Atty., Devon L. Gosnell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., Ronald R. Glancz, Frederic Cohen, Appellate Sect., Civil Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

James E. Threlkeld, G. Keith Rogers, Jr., Threlkeld & Howard, P. A., Memphis, Tenn., for defendant-appellee.

Before EDWARDS, CELEBREZZE and LIVELY, Circuit Judges.


CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal by the United States from a summary judgment granted to defendant-appellee Burnette-Carter Company. The complaint was filed on behalf of the Farmer's Home Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture (FmHA) and alleged that Burnette-Carter converted certain livestock subject to an FmHA security interest.1 The primary issue on appeal...

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