McCLANAHAN v. CALIFORNIA SPRAY-CHEMICAL CORP.


75 S.E.2d 712 (1953)

194 Va. 842

McCLANAHAN et al. v. CALIFORNIA SPRAY-CHEMICAL CORP.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

Rehearing Denied June 10, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Gilmer, Hardy C. Dillard, Charlottesville, Charles K. Woltz, Richmond, Thomas J. Michie, Charlottesville, for plaintiff in error.

John S. Battle, Jr., Charlottesville, John L. Abbot, Lynchburg, for defendant in error.

Before HUDGINS, Chief Judge, and EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, MILLER, SMITH and WHITTLE, JJ.


SMITH, Justice.

This is an action sounding in tort instituted by Roy McClanahan and others against the California Spray-Chemical Corporation to recover a judgment for $75,048.34, because of damage to their apple orchard which allegedly resulted from the application of Tag, an orchard spray manufactured by the defendant. There was a verdict for the plaintiffs in the amount of $30,000, but upon motion of the defendant the trial court set the verdict aside and rendered...

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