Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 3 P34 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | 318 CROP INSURANCE Crops such as these green peppers are commodities that are planted and gathered within a single season. AP IMAGES best-known civil rights leaders. In 1992 he surprised many when he openly backed Dennis Archer in the Detroit mayoral race and encouraged longtime friend Coleman Young to step down. In 1995 Crockett s story was recounted in a chapter of Black Judges on Justice. Crockett died on September 7 1997 in Washington after suffering a stroke. He had been battling bone cancer. FURTHER READINGS House Document No. 108-222 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 2005. Washington . . Government Printing Office. Available online at http serialset cdocuments hd108-222 accessed July 17 2009 . Thomas Robert McG. Jr. George Crockett Dies at 88 Was a Civil Rights Crusader. The New York Times September 15 1997 . Available online at http www. 1997 09 15 us website home page http accessed July 17 2009 . Washington Linn. 1998. Black Judges on Justice Perspectives from the Bench. New York New Press. Wasniewski Matthew. 2008. Black Americans in Congress 1870-2007. 3d ed. Washington . . Congress. CROP INSURANCE A contract of indemnity by which for a specified premium one party promises to compensate another for the financial loss incurred by the destruction of agricultural products from the forces of nature such as rain hail frost or insect infestation. The federal government acting through the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation an agency of the DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE sponsors such insurance. By improving the economic stability of agriculture crop insurance promotes the welfare of the nation. CROSS REFERENCE Agricultural Law. CROPS Commodities produced from the earth which are planted raised and gathered within the course of a single season. Crops might be produced either naturally or under cultivation. This
