Task: songer_initiate

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify what party initiated the appeal. For cases with cross appeals or multiple docket numbers, if the opinion does not explicitly indicate which appeal was filed first, assumes that the first litigant listed as the "appellant" or "petitioner" was the first to file the appeal. In federal habeas corpus petitions, consider the prisoner to be the plaintiff.

PER CURIAM:
This is an action upon a contract dated May 24, 1962, as amended September 5, 1963, under which Westinghouse Credit Corporation purchased certain sales accounts receivable of the State Furniture Company corporations. The purchase was subject to provisions for recourse against State in the event an account debtor defaulted in his payments. It was to enforce these provisions that Westinghouse brought this suit against State. Final judgment was entered for the plaintiff by the District Court after a jury-waived trial.
On review we see no error in the fact findings of the Court or in its interpretation of the contract. They are clearly set out in the two opinions of the District Judge, and upon them we affirm the orders on review. See Westinghouse Credit Corporation v. State Furniture Company et al., 298 F.Supp. 567, 570 (1968).
Affirmed.

Question: What party initiated the appeal?
A. Original plaintiff
B. Original defendant
C. Federal agency representing plaintiff
D. Federal agency representing defendant
E. Intervenor
F. Not applicable
G. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A