Bennett v. Smith

Marshall, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case, Bennett v. Smith, 152 Ga. App. 841 (264 SE2d 233) (1979), which raises questions concerning the law of damages.

The appellants-plaintiffs operate an egg farm. The appellee-defendant supplied feed for the plaintiffs’ hens. The plaintiffs brought this tort action against the defendant, alleging that the defendant’s negligence in delivering contaminated feed to one of the plaintiffs’ hen houses caused the plaintiffs’ hens to stop laying eggs.

The plaintiffs sought to establish their damages by showing the decrease in egg production at the hen…