Legal Opinion

Gumz v. Starke County Farm Bureau Cooperative Ass'n

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided October 11, 1979No. 1079S278PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GIVAN, Chief Justice.

This cause comes to us on a petition to transfer from the Third District of the Court of Appeals. We hereby grant transfer for the purpose of clarifying the opinion of that court. 383 N.E.2d 1061.

The appellees operated grain elevators. As a regular part of their business, they executed contracts with local farmers for the purchase of grain. Appellants are farmers who till in excess of 4,000 acres. Arthur Gumz, father of Frederick and Paul Gumz and the owner of the farm, runs the farm as a sole proprietorship. His sons were essentially his employees, although they both…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bassett v. GlockIndiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  2. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. v. Central Beverage Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. The Nassau County Association of Insurance Agents, Inc. v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
  4. Augustine v. First Fed. Sav. & L. Ass'n of GaryIndiana Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Warrick Beverage Corporation v. Miller Brew. Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Briggs v. Clinton County Bank & Trust Co. of FrankfortIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983
  2. Graham v. SchreiferIndiana Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. Catellier v. Depco, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1998
  4. Foster v. United Home Improvement Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1981
  5. Sowers v. LaPorte Superior Court, No. IIIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991

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