Legal Opinion
Larry Jeppesen v. David Rust and Marcus Rust, and Rose Acre Farms, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 5, 1993No. 92-3352, 92-3427PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
In 1985 Rose Acre Farms was the fourth largest egg producer in the United States and growing rapidly. It was building an automated facility in White County, Indiana, housing about 1.5 million hens, and planned to construct similar facilities at the rate of one per year. Rose Acre used conveyer belts to move the eggs directly from chicken to carton, washing, drying, and sorting the eggs by size along the way. Integrated collection and packaging reduced Rose Acre’s costs but also left some eggs with tiny cracks. If more than 5% of eggs had checks (the name for such…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Indiana & Michigan Electric Co. v. Terre Haute Industries, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1987
- A.A. Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Rose Acre Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- The Great Escape, Inc. v. Union City Body Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Lawyers Title Ins. Corp. v. PokrakaIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Miller Brewing Co. v. Best Beers of Bloomington, Inc.Indiana Supreme Court · 1993
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- Cynthia JONES, for Ivory B. JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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