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GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS Sctknm JS Iiftlay January H, J372 i Monsanto Co.| Files Denial In PCB Case BY DAVID S. r;nr.rMI DbllT Nt*-| Slcff Wrlltf Thr Mf)n>/i;to Ov. a leading producer of industt ini c h e m it<m,, jus viJu-vi it We.rs i,.. damn/*s rrsniiii.a from the co;v l.nmlnatlon of fish meal :;i .1 : ptulcuruing pro:es.s at Wilming- j ton. 1 I Monsanto, replying to a f j million suit filed against it and j I several other firms by Hollv j 1 Farms Poulin,- Industries Inc. of 1 1 Wilkes County, alleged acts of | negligence by the designers, fab- | ricatots and operators Qf the j pasfciri/.'n,'. system "were the 1 efficient and proximate causes | ! rf any dat.tapes that may have ; 1 been Miffeml." I I Hotly Farms, v-hith seeks *VJ ' I million from Monsanto alone, j filed the suit after destroying thousands of ififcfccns ,i<-d.e.'::s . It raid had been cnnt.iminut-d by a chemical, polychlorinated , ; biphenyl ff'ClV). which had ; leaked Into fish meal that was 1 sold to it for use as chicken feed. MONSANTO snpphed the chemical as a heat cxch-.nce 1 fluid in the paxfruti/:'': svvrm. 1 and }!l|y I'.urv alleg'd th* : ch<m;cil m.'iiwificturer viol.i'cd (Sec M siv.niln: V- b. Col. 1) \ i1UJ. ,t>j-*. O . ?\ 1 iy i of I^*lajiii*iu*,. vv F or TDpv;h o> f From ti.| ) Its Own safely rode bv continu ing lo s u p p ] y fluid jt should have d.scovcrx! ;h,n it was shipping fluid to unlace that 3r.u by leakage . Monsanto replied th.it it "had fio know [edge of the ownership or Operation of tlie par-iyurizh,: machine at Wilmington. Nonh Carolina, but it has since Men Informed and believes that this machine ws overaietl i<\ s,*i;h Pacific Pi olein Association hie and under its so'c and exclusive control ar.d direction." "lt would have been tic'lic ence for those in charpc of operating and maintaining the pastouminp, machine to nitrate it while the chcit.ira! heat er- charif'c fluid was kukri; ftom its container into the fith meal. Monsanto asked that if .mv judgment is viinvitHv n--< c-J acamst it in tap i a-e t'-, u r be a 1 I o w c d to recover l>e ' amount fioin the ether In n:, and declare-! it "pleads tin* in'- foreseen nc.d unfori-vec.ir,!,- :n- . ter*. enx. nsniafis m.;., of tnc d:.,.;i f.ihi ;t,vn, ,, . operators in bar of ;ii'v i. r< bv the pt.iirt.fi apainrl (hit -i,-. fondant." j IMF CIU MICAL c o in p a n v a!s i said t'v> f'.ud in <};;< -t.'V\ bearing the trad'* name TVrmlml f i< I, was shipped ourm; 1971 in containers touring I.,1.,, s "clearly settmr. foith pit an. j tirns to he observed in the u-.- , and handling i.f me pr **iuct." i A copv of the lahi'J pore lL> ! statemri.t: "lli:.s 7rrri<;: 1 top tains jyv.'vcbolnn.ah.d N->j-./- 1 v\h;ch some studies hat n ous lor such por.vns operating me pasiiurirun! rnm-hiiKj u> nmtinuc to operate the same kro.vint or h.ivms reason to know that fhr- hea! cxrh.inre fluid c.a.s leaking fiom its container into the fish meal." Monsanto said. A-sking dismissal of the suit. Monsanto cited as one defense Holly Farms' failure to name the William J. Moran Co. and Western Precipitation Division pf Joy Manufacturing i.o. [>.: (is\S in the action. Mnnsmo said these firms "arc needed lo: just adjudication." II 01.1. Y FARMS had men tioned the firms in its suit, Idcnlifvinp llietn in connecimn with the purchase and ir.staii.ition of ll.c pastcumi>*2 device.- Other parties m the suit, which was transferred m Nov ember trout Wilkes .Superior Court to L'.S. Middle r>;strict Court at Greensboro at Kw re quest of Monsanto, were identi fied by Holly Farms as fnllrms: Fast Coast Te-.vir <*, pic., owner of fad! ties a* thr P.-tt of Wilmington; South Pjri'.c Pro. ten Asvfti.iat,nn. which l-.'ed ^ portion of a parr w.ir.-haus? wh,re the devur was io..itrd. and the V. ;l!n:r 1. ii*. V > and Jriernational I'n't- n . C <1 r p . V' )m h Hi,!!v ]',i rui . su'd sr,!d ;t th-.' Cin.t.imin ,lrj fi t. nw-.d Va Io ...*r. Ml spills, leakage, use, (!..sn*s.ii. v:ijnu,.:.ii:nn 0; i.thrfi-c Co..1/.! your MmisanJu rep'esr .e rejardms reclamation or rf ai of used fhod." Monsanto also alleged the 'c was known to the OKtat -s <: tf'e device, t'.nt Ihev scucut i,pairs hv "persons meunpetn t a-d c-r..!:'-,-! ?< t>< f>j- - ' such equipment " Ike device c;). ermors. Morsnnm .idd-'d. c used lo use the t'.'< ice .1 ; r repair attempts were ims'iurs. ful The r.ih.'r f: 1 it-,*-, nvived 1., p Sin'. h->\p not ^ et bird -. l(, )i< ly Farms' claims. , rtONS 062954