Purina Mills, Inc. v. Odell
Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.
Purina Mills and Franklin County Feed & Supply appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict finding them liable for damages to Mike OdeU’s 200-head dairy herd. 1 Odell alleged, under several different theories of recovery, that his herd was injured by consuming metal contaminated feed. The feed was manufactured by Purina and sold by Franklin County Feed & Supply. The jury awarded approximately $631,000.00 in damages for lost market value, lost past and future milk production, and mental anguish. The jury also awarded Odell attorney’s fees of 33-1/3% of his…
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