Toppert v. Bunge Corp.

Plaintiff Charles Toppert instituted an action in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County to recover damages for the failure of defendant Bunge Corporation to pay for 10,000 bushels of corn delivered to defendant Bunge by plaintiff, pursuant to a contract between the parties. Bunge filed a counterclaim seeking to recover damages for the alleged failure of plaintiff to deliver approximately 20,000 bushels of com under the terms of two other contracts between the parties. Following a bench trial, the trial court found in favor of plaintiff and as against defendant on both the complaint of…