Legal Opinion
Ke-Wash Company v. Stauffer Chemical Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 5, 1970No. 53623PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MASON, Justice.
This is an appeal by defendant Stauffer Chemical Company from the trial court’s judgment requiring the company indemnify plaintiff Ke-Wash Company for expenditures made in settling an earlier law action in which both parties were named as defendants.
In the spring of 1965 Ke-Wash sold a liquid chemical known as “Knoxweed 42”, a product manufactured by Stauffer, to Cleo Hall, a Johnson County farmer. Use of the chemical, a pre-emergence weed killer, on certain corn fields resulted in crop damage. Hall’s complaint of this adverse effect was referred to Stauffer who advised Ke-Wash…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Iowa Power and Light Co. v. Abild Construction Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1966
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- Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Insurance Co. v. DunkelbergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- EARLY SETTLERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SchweidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
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3Cited by43 opinions
- McCarthy v. J. P. Cullen & Son Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1972
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- Wolfswinkel v. GesinkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Rick v. BoegelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973
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