Naujoks v. Suhrmann

CROCKETT, Chief Justice.

This is another of a series of cases arising from contracting trichinosis by eating mettwurst sausage furnished by the defendants.1 Plaintiffs obtained a judgment against Suhrmann, the retailer, and against Noorda and Guss, who operate Jordan Meat and Livestock Company, and Valley Sausage Company, the suppliers of the product. The latter only have appealed. Their basic contention is that there is insufficient evidence to support certain of the jury’s findings.

The background facts in the present case are generally similar to those in Schneider v. Suhrmann,2 to which we…