Alimenta Processing Corp. v. South Georgia Pecan Co.

Sognier, Judge.

Alimenta Processing Corporation (Alimenta) brought suit to recover for water damage to peanuts stored by Alimenta in a cold stor*331age warehouse owned and operated by South Georgia Pecan Company (South Georgia), the complaint alleging both negligence and breach of contract. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of South Georgia, and Alimenta appeals.

The record reveals that large quantities of peanuts were stored by appellant in appellee’s warehouse, over 900,000 pounds of which sustained moisture damage from rainwater which penetrated the warehouse through the roof.…