Farm Bureau Cooperative Mill & Supply, Inc. v. Blue Star Foods, Inc.

WHITTAKER, District Judge.

These causes, having been earlier consolidated for trial, came on before the Court for trial without a jury at Joplin on December 14, 1955, and were fully heard and were argued by counsel. Whereupon counsel for the parties asked, and were granted, leave to file briefs, which they have now done, and these causes have now been finally submitted for decision.

The facts giving rise to these actions are indeed “story book”, and are as “unbelievable” in this modern age as they are interesting. In broad outline, they are that Watson, an experienced “chicken raiser” in…