Legal Opinion
United States v. F. B. Dickinson & Co.
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided December 21, 1956No. Civ. No. 3-637PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REEVES, District Judge.
Because of a congested grain situation in the State of Iowa, the Commodity Credit Corporation found it necessary to provide storage for large quantities of shelled corn in the year 1949. For that purpose an invitation was extended to contractors who might be willing and able to provide by contract such storage facilities.
The defendants responded to the invitation and made acceptable proposals. Further negotiations resulted in the cancellation of original contracts. But, on September 1, 1949, all prior contracts were canceled and a new one consummated. The defendant, F.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Patrol Valve Co. v. Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
- Nelse Mortensen & Co., Inc. v. Kenneth S. Treadwell, Trustee of Puget Sound Products Co., a Corporation, Debtor, and Seattle Association of Credit MenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
3Cited by2 opinions
- F. B. Dickinson & Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- F. B. Dickinson & Co., a Co-Partnership v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957