Florida Shade Tobacco Growers, Inc. v. Duncan

Banke, Presiding Judge.

The plaintiff sued to recover for damages allegedly done to his unharvested soy bean crop by uninvited cows. The original defendants in the suit were Barry Ottinger and Florida Shade Tobacco Growers, Inc. During the course of the proceedings, it was discovered that the wandering cows were actually owned by Florida Shade Agrico, Inc. Florida Shade Agrico, Inc., is a subsidiary corporation of Florida Shade Tobacco Growers, Inc., both of which are virtually totally owned by Barry Ottinger. By consent of all concerned, Barry Ottinger was dismissed as a defendant and Florida…