United States Eighth Circuit

Restaurant chain was a dealer for purposes of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 USC 499A(b)(6), and since the statute's definition of dealer is clear, court did not need to defer to USDA's interpretation of the provision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/05/2001
• Published 01/05/2001

Judges

• ROSS, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN, LAY, and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stephen Paul McCarron, argued, Washington, DC (Steven H. Krohn, Council Bluffs, IA, on the brief), for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donald J. Povelka, argued, Omaha, NE, for Appellee.