Savage v. PETERSON DISTRIBUTING CO., INC.

Plaintiffs are engaged in the business of raising mink. The defendant Peterson Distributing Company, Inc., makes and sells a mink feed which includes an ingredient made by defendant Ralston Purina Company. The plaintiffs brought suit for damages claiming that such feed sold it by defendant Peterson was contaminated causing illness and death to plaintiff’s mink. A jury verdict resulted in a judgment in favor of plaintiff against both defendants in the amount of $40,000 and a settlement having been reached between plaintiff and defendant Peterson, defendant Ralston alone appeals.

Appellant makes…