Legal Opinion
Patterson Frozen Foods, Inc. v. Crown Foods International, Inc., a Corporation F/k/a Crown Food-Service Group, Inc., and Philip H. Eckert
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 15, 2002No. 01-2470PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
In May and June of 1998, plaintiff Patterson Frozen Foods sold seven bulk shipments of frozen peas to Crown Foodser-vice Group, a predecessor of defendant Crown Foods International. Crown, owned by co-defendant Philip H. Eckert, defaulted on the purchases. The sale of frozen peas and other perishable goods is regulated by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499a et seq. (PACA), a law enacted to protect produce sellers during the Great Depression and modified from time to time since then. Under certain circumstances, PACA allows produce sellers…
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- C.H. Robinson Co. v. Trust Co. Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Consolidation Services, Inc. v. Keybank National Association and KeycorpCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Debruyn Produce Co. v. Richmond Produce Co. (In Re Richmond Produce Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · 1990
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