California Vegetable Growers v. United States

ORR, Circuit Judge.

Appellant is asking the reversal of a judgment of the trial court refusing to award it damages in a sum claimed as due for celery alleged to have been furnished by appellant to the United States Army pursuant to the terms of a duly executed contract.

The pertinent facts are:

The Quartermaster’s Corps advertised for bids for celery and appellant submitted bids for three carloads, which bids were accepted and a purchase order duly issued to appellant by the contracting officer at the Quartermaster Market Center in Los Angeles for each car. The celery was packed and loaded on…