A. J. Conroy, Inc. v. Weyl-Zuckerman & Co.

ROCHE, District Judge.

This is an appeal from a reparation award made by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is taken under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, hereafter referred to as the P.A.C.A., 7 U.S.C. A. § 499g. The P.A.C.A. provides for a trial de novo upon appeal, with the findings of fact and orders of the Secretary of Agriculture standing as prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.

Appellant, a licensed Stockton corporation dealing in vegetable products, seeks to set aside an award of the Secretary of Agriculture in favor of appellee, a licensed Milwaukee…