Court Opinion

ID: 9614291
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:24:00.91071+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:03:34.851399
License: Public Domain

Justice JOHNSON,
concurring and dissenting.
I concur in all of the Court’s opinion except part V(B) (PACKING VIOLATION IN OCTOBER 1992) and the portion of part VI (CONCLUSION) that reverses the Commission’s order finding a packing violation on or about October 14 or 15, 1992. In my view there is substantial and competent evidence to support the Commission’s finding that Russet Valley committed a violation by packing Russet Frontiers in unlabeled containers on October 14 or 15, 1992.
A federal state inspector testified that she reinspected the potatoes packed on October 14 or 15,1992 on November 4,1992, and that none of the potatoes were labeled for variety and that some of them had a pinkish tint, which indicated they were not Russet Bur-banks. The inspector also testified that some of these potatoes were subsequently shipped out of state. The federal state inspector’s supervisor, who was present during the reinspeetion, verified the inspector’s observation about these potatoes. In addition Russet Valley’s foreman called the federal state inspection service and reported that Russet Valley had been packing potatoes and not marking them.