Monsanto Company v. Thrasher

JOY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order overruling the plea of privilege of Monsanto Company. Affirmed.

The appellee farmed land in Ochiltree County, a part of which consisted of 90 acres of land upon which appellee planted corn. Prior to the planting of the corn ap-pellee purchased a product manufactured and distributed by appellant under the trade name of “Lasso”, a herbicide used for pre-emergence weed control. Appellee planted the corn in the spring of 1969 and applied the herbicide within a few days thereafter. Weeds and grass came up rather abundantly and appellee brought this suit…