Smith v. White

COLLET, District Judge.

This is an action under the Perishable Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C.A. § 499a et seq., for the recovery of damages for breach of warranty of the quality of agricultural products.

M. Cornfield, operating as M. Cornfield and Company at St. Louis, Missouri, purchased from Mrs. R. B. White, doing business as R. B. White Company, also known as Mrs. Maybelle Blalack, four carloads of U. S. Grade No. 1 California Wonder peppers F. O. B. Crystal City, Texas. At the direction of Cornfield three of the cars were shipped to Chicago, Illinois, the fourth to Kansas City, Missouri.…