Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc. v. Capps

MONTEITH, Chief Justice.

Elbert Lee Capps, a minor, by next friend, Opal Geraldine Capps, a minor, by next friend, and Mrs. C. K. Capps, a widow, instituted suits against Jacob E. Decker & Sons, Inc., to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by them as a result of eating poisonous and contaminated food alleged to have been manufactured and sold by appellant. The thre'e suits were consolidated and tried together.

Appellees alleged that appellant was a manufacturer of meats, including Cervalet Sausage, for the purpose of sale to retail dealers, knowing that said meats would be re-sold to…