Southern States Cooperative Inc. v. Doggett

In this products liability suit brought on a warranty theory, the dispositive question is whether the evidence was sufficient to present a jury issue as to the defendants’ liability.

In December of 1977, plaintiff A. Dwight Doggett purchased from defendant Farmers Service Company, located in Smithfield, a quantity of bagged cattle feed supplement known as “Pro-Blend 50,” to be used in his commercial farming operation in Isle of Wight County. The Pro-Blend 50, a protein staple containing processed grain by-products as well as dicalcium phosphates, was manufactured by defendant Southern States…