PATTERSON FROZEN FOODS v. CROWN FOODS INTERN.

No. 01-2470.

307 F.3d 666 (2002)

PATTERSON FROZEN FOODS, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CROWN FOODS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation f/k/a Crown Food-service Group, Inc., and Philip H. Eckert, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ron A. Cohen, Cohen & Lau, Chicago, IL, Bart M. Botta (argued), Rynn & Janowsky, NewPort Beach, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Scott D. Verhey (argued), Chicago, IL, foe Defendants-Appellants.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

In May and June of 1998, plaintiff Patterson Frozen Foods sold seven bulk shipments of frozen peas to Crown Foodservice Group, a predecessor of defendant Crown Foods International. Crown, owned by co-defendant Philip H. Eckert, defaulted on the purchases. The sale of frozen peas and other perishable goods is regulated by the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 7 U.S.C. § 499a et seq. (PACA), a law enacted to protect produce...

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