ATF Trucking Co., Inc. v. Fisher Bros. Sales, Inc.

This case arose from a suit for breach of contract between Fisher Brothers Sales, Inc. and A.T.F. Trucking Co., Inc. The plaintiff, an importer and distributor of produce, contracted with A.T.F. Trucking for delivery of 950 cases of apples from Montreal, Canada, to Scranton and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rather than performing as agreed, A.T.F. seized the apples and delivered them to its place of business in Birmingham, Alabama. A.T.F. then notified Fisher that the apples would be released upon Fisher's payment of a 1979 judgment in favor of A.T.F. and against F.B.I. Foods, Ltd., the parent…