Monroe W. Abels v. Iceland Products, Inc.

HASTINGS, Chief Judge.

This diversity case was brought by appellee, Monroe W. Abels (Abels), against appellant, Iceland Products, Inc. (Iceland) to recover commissions on Abels’ brokerage of fish sold for Iceland. On this appeal, Iceland asserts error in the trial court’s judgment for certain commissions and the allowance of interest thereon.

Iceland for some time had engaged in the business of importing into and selling in this country various seafoods, particularly fish. Until 1953, Iceland distributed its fish through a nationwide broker, North Star Fisheries, which in turn dealt with local…