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Two confirmations dated 2 May 1957 — Frigaliment Importing Co. (Switzerland) and B.N.S. International Sales Corp. (New York)

The Frigaliment Chicken Contract. Numbered badges next to a provision link to the scenarios that attack it; hover for the scenario title.

Confirmations of 2 May 1957 — "US Fresh Frozen Chicken, Grade A, Government Inspected"
Contract 1 — quoted verbatim in the opinion (190 F. Supp. 117). Line labels L1–L5 are the auditor's; the document carries no clause numbers.
L1US Fresh Frozen Chicken, Grade A, Government Inspected, Eviscerated123
L22½-3 lbs. and 1½-2 lbs. each
L3all chicken individually wrapped in cryovac, packed in secured fiber cartons14
L475,000 lbs. 2½-3 lbs. …… @ $33.00 / 25,000 lbs. 1½-2 lbs. …… @ $36.50 / per 100 lbs. FAS New York246
L5scheduled May 10, 1957 pursuant to instructions from Penson & Co., New York5
Contract 2 — NOT quoted in the opinion. Reconstructed from the court's description, which states the second contract was identical except in three respects. This is paraphrase, not contract text.
L1–L3′Identical to Contract 1.
L4′50,000 lbs. 2½-3 lbs. …… @ (price not stated in the opinion) / 25,000 lbs. 1½-2 lbs. …… @ $37.00 / per 100 lbs. FAS New York6
L5′scheduled May 30, 1957