One Man With Courage: The Wayne Cryts Story

Hobbs, Jerry

ISBN 10: 0595376681 / ISBN 13: 9780595376681

Published by iUniverse, Inc., 2005

About this Item

A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's cover design . Signed by the author and Wayne Cryts [names only] at half title page. Covers clean, colors bright, no reading creases at spine, minor edge and handling wear. Pages [147] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated with B&W photographs. Wayne Cryts risked going to prison and losing his family farm in order to protect his private property caught up in bankruptcy proceedings. Media Mail, Priority & most international shipping include free tracking information. Every book listed is located in my smoke free and climate controlled shop. All are inspected by me and will have qualities and/or flaws described. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: One Man With Courage: The Wayne Cryts Story
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc.
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595376681
• ISBN 13: 9780595376681
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Illustrator: Various Photographers
• Edition: Not Stated Appears to be First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine-
• Signed: Signed by Author and his Subject
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biographies & Memoirs
  • Signed & Inscribed
  • History

About this title

Synopsis

Then, a federal judge in Arkansas by the name of Charles Baker got involved, took jurisdiction, and declared it a federal bankruptcy case since the James Brothers owned elevators in Missouri and Arkansas. From the beginning, Judge Baker contended that since the grain was in the elevator at the time the owners went bankrupt, he was going to sell the grain free and clear of all liens to payoff the debts of the elevator owners.The judge claimed that all the property, equipment, and grain were part of the elevator owners' assets, with an estimated value of $5 to $6 million. Judge Baker appointed Robert Lindsey as the trustee who would oversee the bankruptcy procedures. Robert Lindsey would receive a percentage of all the assets as payment for his services during the whole bankruptcy process.I immediately started saying, "Hey, this is not right. The grain in the elevators is our private property and we have warehouse receipts to prove it. No one should have the right to sell our private property to pay off someone else's debts."

Synopsis

A fifth generation farmer, Wayne Cryts finished harvesting his crop in the fall of 1980 and hauled more than 32,000 bushels of soybeans to a nearby grain-storage facility. That decision changed his life forever. A few months later, the owners of the Ristine Grain Elevator filed for bankruptcy. A federal judge in Little Rock, Arkansas, got involved, declared it a federal bankruptcy case, and took control over the company's elevators in both Missouri and Arkansas. He ordered all the grain stored in the elevators to be sold as part of the assets of the facility owners. Wayne and other farmers immediately protested the decision, stating that the grain was their private property, and they had state-issued warehouse receipts to prove it. But when the judge refused to honor those receipts, it set the stage for a modern-day version of David versus Goliath.