▁out ▁of ▁pocket ▁after ▁sh ipping ▁a ▁quantity ▁of ▁fruit ▁to ▁Germany , ▁they ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁partners hip ▁and ▁Frederick ▁established ▁new ▁orch ards ▁at ▁Ber ri , ▁successfully ▁dealing ▁in ▁d ried ▁fruit ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁He ▁stayed ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁D ried ▁F ruits ▁Association ▁in ▁protest ▁at ▁the ▁restrict ive ▁sale ▁rules . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁also ▁gained ▁extensive ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁Australia ' s ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁James ▁successfully ▁sold ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁his ▁export ▁qu ota ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁but ▁his ▁contract s ▁were ▁ann ul led ▁when ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁repeat ▁his ▁fe at ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁He ▁successfully ▁had ▁his ▁qu ota ▁raised , ▁but ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁a ▁solic itor ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁his ▁qu ota ▁to ▁bro k ers ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Victoria , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁D ried ▁F ruits ▁Control ▁Board ▁initi ating ▁legal ▁proceed ings ▁against ▁him . ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁ruled ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁James , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁often ▁to ▁do , ▁in ▁James ▁v . ▁South ▁Australia ▁( 1 9 2 7 ). ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁successful ▁in ▁James ▁v . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁( 1 9 2 8 ), ▁but ▁the ▁court ▁ruled ▁against ▁him ▁in ▁James ▁v . ▁Cow an ▁( 1 9 3 0 ), ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁state ' s ▁right ▁to ▁invoke ▁comp uls ory ▁ac quisition ; ▁this ▁was ▁revers