District Court, D. Minnesota May 20, 1971, No. 3-70-Civ-261 (Van Hoven Co. v. Stans)

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

DEVITT, Chief Judge.

The issue in this Declaratory Judgment Action is as to the propriety of the action of U. S. Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans in approving a government loan to Packerland Packing Company to construct a four and one-half million dollar meat packing plant in South St. Paul, Minnesota.

The plaintiffs are five meat packers operating in the South St. Paul market.