Wheeling Pipe Line, Inc. v. Edrington

Carleton Harris, Chief Justice.

Appellee, John A. Edrington, brought this action against appellant, Wheeling Pipe Line, Inc., and others to recover for damages that resulted to his cotton crop from the application of a contaminated herbicide. The other defendants, not involved in this appeal, were Monsanto Company, the manufacturer of the herbicide, and Maxwell Oil Company, Inc., its distributor. Appellant transported the herbicide from Monsanto to Maxwell.

The trial court submitted the case to the jury on the theories of breach of warranty (against Maxwell and Monsanto) and negligence (against…