DALTON v. U.S.

No. 85-2133.

816 F.2d 971 (1987)

Harley T. DALTON and Ruthella D. Dalton t/a Dalton's Market, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES, United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided April 23, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Connie Louise Edwards, Blackstone, Va. (Kennon C. Walden, Jr.; Walden & Walden, P.C. on brief) for appellants.

Aaron B. Kahn, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. (Henry E. Hudson, U.S. Atty.; Debra J. Prillaman, Asst. U.S. Atty.; Richmond, Va., James Michael Kelly, Associate General Counsel; Raymond W. Fullerton, Asst. General Counsel, Washington, D.C., on brief) for appellees.

Before WINTER, Chief Judge, RUSSELL, and WIDENER, Circuit Judges.


DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff/appellants are the operators of a retail grocery store near Blackstone, Virginia. They were approved participants in the Federal Food Stamp Program, established under 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011 et seq., the administration of which has been committed to the Secretary of Agriculture, 7 U.S.C. § 2012(l). Under the program a participating retail store such as that of the plaintiffs may accept in payment for...

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