BECKER v. U.S.

No. 91-3100.

968 F.2d 691 (1992)

Sally BECKER, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fred E. Lowe, Deceased, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Metzler, Washington, D.C., argued (Shirley D. Peterson, Gary R. Allen, Ann B. Durney, on brief), for appellant.

David Domina, Omaha, Neb., argued (David Domina, Omaha, Neb. and Larry A. Holle, Lincoln, Neb., on brief), for appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, Circuit Judges, and EISELE, Senior District Judge.


BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

The United States appeals from the judgment of the District Court1 in favor of Sally Becker. We affirm, but remand for arithmetical correction of the amount of the judgment.

Prior to May 16, 1980, Fred Lowe owned approximately 24,300 acres of ranch land in Nebraska, which he leased for $36,000 per year to Lowe Cattle Company, Inc. ("LCC"), a family-owned ranching operation. At that time, Fred Lowe owned ninety...

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