Court Opinion

ID: 9566398
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 19:38:48.922146+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:34:23.135829
License: Public Domain

HENRIOD, Chief Justice
(concurring in the result):
I concur in the result in this particular case, but depart somewhat from the possibly troublesome controversy that may arise to the effect that the statute’s language would exclude the defendant here because he “simply sells his crops annually,” — but also does not buy anything like them or anything else as customarily.
It would appear to be common knowledge that corporate interests increasingly have taken over the dirt farmer; that they “sell” their products annually without buying similar commodities.
The generalization of the main opinion, under its formula, hardly would be justified in excluding such “merchants” as “merchants” under the statute.