· 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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