Legal Opinion
United States Borax & Chemical Corp. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided June 29, 1993No. 92-841PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONIELSON, Judge.
On April 3, 1987, a fire and explosion occurring at an elevator owned by the Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) in Burlington, Iowa, damaged approximately 600 tons of plaintiffs product, boron or “Borax,” in railroad ears near the elevator. The plaintiff (U.S. Borax) subsequently sold the damaged Borax for approximately $50,000. The railroad ears were moved in January 1989.
In September 1990, U.S. Borax filed a petition alleging the negligence of the defendant, ADM, was a proximate cause of the damage to its product, Borax. Trial to a jury commenced in March 1992.
At trial,…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Larsen v. United Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. VoeltzSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
- Long v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Waukon Auto Supply v. Farmers & Merchants Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Becker v. D & E DISTRIBUTING CO.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1976
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Cigna Insurance v. OY Saunatec, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- United States v. Crown Equipment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- IOWA, CHICAGO & EASTERN RAILROAD v. Pay Load, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- United States Borax & Chemical Corp. v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.Court of Appeals of Iowa · 1993
- United States v. Crown Equipment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996