Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. v. Beadles Enterprises, Inc.

The majority finds that the reason for IBP’s rejection of the shipment of hogs is of no consequence to Beadles’s claim. The court explains its position as follows:

We need not determine whether the circuit court abused its discretion in admitting evidence concerning the reason why IBP rejected the shipment because the reason for rejection is not essential to Beadles’s claim. Beadles contended that had it known that the soybean meal was allegedly contaminated with dioxin, it either would not have shipped the hogs, or it would have tested the shipment prior to sending it out. Thus, it is…