PETERSON v. CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION

Nos. 43312, 43343.

209 N.W.2d 922 (1973)

Ernest PETERSON, Respondent, v. CROWN ZELLERBACH CORPORATION, Appellant-Respondent, Paper Products Company, Respondent-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied August 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reavill, Neimeyer, Johnson, Fredin & Killen and John J. Killen, Jr., Duluth, for Crown Zellerbach Corp.

Hammer, Halverson, Watters & Bye and Gene W. Halverson, Duluth, for Paper Products Co.

Yetka & Newby and Lawrence Yetka, Cloquet, Applequest, Nolan, Donovan, Larson, Barnes & Mathias and Robert Magie, Duluth, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and ROGOSHESKE, PETERSON, and MACLAUGHLIN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, operator of a meat-processing frozen-food locker business, brought this action in strict liability1 alleging that a certain brand-name freezer meat-wrapping paper, which was manufactured and supplied by defendants, had caused an odor in the meat which he processed for his customers. The jury awarded damages of $38,000, including loss of profits and business good will. The trial court denied all of defendants' post...

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