MANN v. FEDERAL CROP INS. CORP.

No. 82-1828.

710 F.2d 144 (1983)

Melvin E. MANN and John Michael Mann, Appellees, v. FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 20, 1983.

Rehearing Denied July 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Freddi Lipstein, Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C. (J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Elsie L. Munsell, U.S. Atty., Alexandria, Va., James A. Metcalfe, Asst. U.S. Atty., Norfolk, Va., William Kanter, Appellate Staff, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., on brief), for appellant.

Joseph A. Leafe, Norfolk, Va. (Willcox, Savage, Dickson, Hollis & Eley, P.C., Norfolk, Va., J. Samuel Glasscock, Glasscock, Gardy & Savage, Suffolk, Va., on brief), for appellees.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and CHAPMAN, Circuit Judges.


CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents a question of construction of a Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC or Corporation) policy. The district court found that the plaintiffs were due $84,062.80 with interest under the policy; however, the parties agree that $76,797.58 is the maximum amount recoverable. We find that the FCIC interpreted the policy correctly and reverse the court's judgment.

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