HANER v. QUINCY FARM CHEMICALS, INC.

No. 47902-0.

97 Wn.2d 753 (1982)

649 P.2d 828

ROBERT A. HANER, Respondent, v. QUINCY FARM CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant, COLUMBIA PRODUCERS, INC., Petitioner, OLIN CORPORATION, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 19, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ries & Kenison, by Jerry J. Moberg, for petitioner.

Collins & Hansen, by Clifton W. Collins, for respondent Haner.

Bogle & Gates, by E. McDuff Archibald and Dale Ramerman, for respondent Olin Corp.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, Thomas L. Boeder, Senior Assistant, and Jon P. Ferguson and John R. Ellis, Assistants, amici curiae for respondents.


DOLLIVER, J.

This action was brought by plaintiff Robert Haner, a farmer, to recover damages for the sale to him of defective wheat seed. Defendant Columbia Producers, Inc., had treated the seed with Terra-Coat, a fungicide manufactured by defendant Olin Corporation. A leak in the seed treating machine caused the wheat seed to be overtreated, resulting in partial sterility. Columbia tested one sample of wheat seed from the defective batch and found it to have a germination...

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