Court Opinion

ID: 9730332
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 15:08:43.760637+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:35:39.561038
License: Public Domain

Shepherd, J.
(concurring in part and dissenting in part). I dissent on the issue of dismissal of C & B Cattle Company as a third-party defendant at the end of Conida’s opening statement. Counsel said in his opening statement that the seeds may have become diseased while under C & B’s control. I believe that this is enough to allow Conida to proceed with trial. I also dissent on the issue of whether the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to allow Conida at trial to amend its pleadings to include comparative negligence and mitigation as affirmative defenses. Plaintiif admit*34ted that there was no surprise and the issues of comparative negligence and mitigation of damages were clearly placed on the record in the course of depositions.
I concur with the balance of the Court’s opinion.