United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1979-04-02

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Mr. Justice Marshall delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari in these cases to determine whether contractual liens arising from certain federal loan programs take precedence over private liens, in the absence of a federal statute setting priorities. 1 To resolve this question, we mus…

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