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ABINGDON LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, INC. v. SMITH

Case No. 1:06CV00096.

594 F.Supp.2d 688 (2009)

ABINGDON LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE, INC., Plaintiff, v. Bert SMITH, IV, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W.D. Virginia, Abingdon Division.

January 27, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph B. Lyle, Hale & Lyle, Bristol, TN, for Plaintiff.

Steven R. Minor, Elliott Lawson & Minor, Bristol, VA, for Defendants Bert Smith, IV, and B4 Cattle Company, Inc.

OPINION

JAMES P. JONES, Chief Judge.

In this civil action seeking the unpaid purchase price of cattle sold by a livestock market, tried before the court without a jury, I find that the defendant corporation was the actual purchaser and is therefore liable. In addition, I find that both the corporation and its president are liable for the purchase price as "dealers" within the meaning of the federal Packers and Stockyards Act.

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