Arndt Bros. Minkery v. Medford Fur Foods, Inc.

Ernest and Gerald Arndt are mink ranchers. Defendant is a processor and seller of horse meat, fish, and allied products used as food for mink. The plaintiff partnership had bought mink food from the defendant for about four years.

Defendant’s manager, Ed Amacher, testified as follows with respect to its procedures of processing and handling the food. Horses are slaughtered and the carcasses, kept in a chillroom, temperature 30 to 32 degrees, until the next day. In the morning they are taken out, split into smaller pieces, and ground. The tripe is cut open, washed, and kept in a barrel in cold…