Harley v. Hartford Fruit Growers & Farmers Exchange

Plaintiffs claim they sold *148710 bushels of Duchess apples to defendant in August, 1919, at $2.25 a bushel, and delivered the same to the defendant in a railroad car at Hartford. That after-wards they received $400 on account thereof, leaving a balance of $1,197.50. They sue to recover this balance.

The defendant is said to be a corporation. Its method of operation is to receive, pack and sell the fruit of its members and at the end of the season it deducts 5 per cent, of the gross, income for services and prorates the balance among its members. Growers of fruit, who are not members, may put…