Legal Opinion
R. J. Peacock Canning Co. v. Commodity Credit Corp.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 22, 1950No. 10627PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case is an offshoot of Peacock Canning Co. v. Turney, Em.App., 168 F.2d 1019, and much of the factual background is there disclosed.
Appellant sold 205,138 cases of sardines to the Commodity Credit Corporation in 1945 and 1946, under a contract which provided that the price to be paid to the contractor (appellant) should be the ceiling price “ * * * for the appropriate species, can size, pack, and grade as established by the Office of Price Administration for sales to governmental agencies.” The contract, as amended, went on to say:
“If the Contractor has applied…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Weco Products Co. v. Mid-City Cut Rate Drug StoresCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
- Ballard v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1857
- Peacock Canning Co. v. TurneyEmergency Court of Appeals · 1948
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