Decker Plastics Corp. v. West Bend Mutual Insurance Co.

Decker Plastics Corp. (Decker) sold plastic bags to Al’s, Inc. (Al’s). Al’s filled the bags with landscaping materials (sand and rock) and stored them outdoors for sale to its wholesale customers. Because Decker failed to manufacture the bags with an ultraviolet inhibitor, the bags deteriorated in the sunlight, spilling rock and sand off pallets and causing shreds of plastic to commingle with landscaping materials, both while in Al’s inventory and after delivery to its customers. Al’s sued Decker, alleging negligence, breach of warranty, and defective product. Decker’s insurer, West Bend…