Cudahy Packing Co. v. United States

LITTLETON, Judge.

Plaintiff sues to recover $1,211.91 under a purchase order contract entered into with defendant, acting through the officer of the Quartermaster General, War Department, at Chicago, Illinois, on November 20, 1942. The purchase order called for shipment by plaintiff of 12,000 dozen eggs, f. o. b., Washington Court House, Ohio, for delivery November 24, 1942, to the Sales Officer, Camp Forrest, Tennessee, at a unit price of $0.435 per dozen, or $5,220, with “official inspection at origin subject to veterinary inspection and acceptance at destination.”

Plaintiff shipped the eggs…