Huebner v. Hunter Packing Co.

Plaintiffs appeal the judgment of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County dismissing, for failure to state a cause of action for which relief may be granted, their amended complaint against Hunter Packing Company, a division of John Morrell & Co. (Hunter) and Clayton Schneider d/b/a Schneider’s A & G (Schneider). The amended complaint alleges the defendants’ liability under theories of both strict liability in tort and implied warranty for plaintiffs’ injuries sustained by contracting trichinosis from raw pork distributed by Hunter and sold to plaintiffs by Schneider.

Plaintiffs assert that the…