Commodity Credit Corporation v. Rosenberg Bros. & Co., Inc., a Corporation, Rosenberg Bros. & Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Commodity Credit Corporation

McALLISTER, Circuit Judge.

Rosenberg Bros. & Co., Inc., hereinafter called “Rosenberg,” sued the Commodity Credit Corporation, hereinafter called “Commodity” or “the government,” for breach of contract, and, on a trial before the district court, sitting without a jury, secured a judgment in its favor in the amount of $160,366.88. Both parties appeal, Rosenberg claiming that it is entitled to more; the Commodity Credit Corporation claiming that it is entitled to nothing.

The background of the case is as follows: On September 10, 1947, pursuant to a government program to support and stabilize the…