UNITED STATES v. KRAFT FOODS COMPANY

Civ. A. Nos. 20866, 20867.

146 F.Supp. 132 (1956)

UNITED STATES of America v. KRAFT FOODS COMPANY. UNITED STATES of America v. H. J. HEINZ COMPANY.

United States District Court E. D. Pennsylvania.

November 9, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Cochran Doub, Asst. Atty. Gen., W. Wilson White, U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., Marvin C. Taylor, Sp. Litigation Counsel, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C., for United States of America.

Owen B. Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., for Kraft Foods Co., Snyder, Chadwell & Fagerburg, Chicago, Ill., Barnes, Dechert, Price, Myers & Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

J. B. H. Carter, Philadelphia, Pa., for H. J. Heinz Co., Pepper, Bodine, Frick, Scheetz & Hamilton, Philadelphia, Pa., Paul M. Duff, Pittsburgh, Pa., of counsel.


KRAFT, District Judge.

The plaintiff instituted these suits against Kraft Foods Company (Kraft) and H. J. Heinz Company (Heinz) on June 13, 1956 to recover moneys alleged to have been erroneously and illegally paid each company pursuant to contracts for the sale of cheese to and the repurchase thereof from Commodity Credit Corporation (C.C.C.). On July 13 service of process was made in each action. The plaintiff, on July...

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