United States Eighth Circuit

District court erred in determining it did not have jurisdiction to hear insurance companies' claim that defendant had improperly expanded coverage for farmers suffering sugar beet crop failure; insurers did not have to exhaust administrative remedies before the Board of Contract Appeals before bringing this action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/05/2003
• Published 12/05/2003

Judges

• HEANEY, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, and LAY and HEANEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was P. John Owen of Overland Park, KS. Thomas H. Boyd of St. Paul, MN appeared on the brief.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was E. Roy Hawkens, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C. Robert S. Greenspan, Justice Dept., Washington, D.C. appeared on the brief.