Braly v. Midvalley Chemical Co.

Plaintiffs and appellants, Rodney L. Braly and wife, brought this action against defendants and respondents Midvalley Chemical Company, a corporation (hereinafter referred to as Midvalley), engaged in the business of selling and applying chemical fertilizer; Phillip Hansen and Marvin Shook, president and salesman, respectively, for Midvalley; and Brea Chemicals, Inc., a corporation (hereinafter referred to as Brea) which manufactures chemicals.

In 1955, the plaintiffs farmed a total of 90 acres of land in Tulare County and produced a cotton crop from which they harvested a little more than one…