On July 24th, 1952, David Strohmer had allegedly sold inadequate meat to a local butcher in his area. Both Strohmer and the butcher were located in the same area in Boston, Massachusetts. Strohmer only sold his meat locally, he did no out of state business whatsoever. Strohmer Meat Inc. was charged by the federal government, which argued that under the NIRA, Strohmer Meat Inc. can be managed by the federal government which under the NIRA made up this code in collaboration with different industries to set up minimum wages for the employees, certain price ranges and maximum hours for the employees. Strohmer Meat Inc. fought against the NIRA stating that, the NIRA was unconstitutional because the federal government didn’t have any rights to control
