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· 4/2/1979

United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.

Citations

  • 440 U.S. 715
  • 99 S. Ct. 1448
  • 59 L. Ed. 2d 711
  • 1979 U.S. LEXIS 30
  • 26 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1
  • 20 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 1

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  • deciding that \[f]ederal law therefore controls\ the dispute but concluding that state law gives \content to this federal rule\
  • deciding that “[federal law therefore controls” the dispute but concluding that state law gives “content to this federal rule”
  • holding that federal law governs questions involving the rights of the United States arising under nationwide federal programs
  • holding that a national rule is not needed to determine the priority of liens arising from federal lending programs
  • holding that a national rule is not needed to determine the priority of liens arising from federal lending programs
  • holding that the priority of liens stemming from federal lending programs is a matter of federal common law

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Judges: Marshall

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