• Gay Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc.This is summarized on pgs. 6-7 of your textbook. The court assessed liability against Cargill by ignoring the requirement that an agent act on the principal's behalf.
• In order to respond to this Discussion Board, you will need to review theentire case opinion for Gay Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc. Download entire case opinion for Gay Jenson Farms Co. v. Cargill, Inc.. The opinion cited nine factors indicating that Cargill "controlled" Warren Grain and Seed.
• Assume that you are the Vice President for Business Operations at Cargill. Following the court's decision in this case, Michelle Cargill, the CEO of Cargill, asks for your recommendations about how Cargill should, if at all, change the way it does business to avoid liability in the future.
• Offering your business and legal judgment, your task is to discuss:
  • whether any of the nine listed factors should be revised or eliminated, and/or
  • whether, at the time a supplier like Warren becomes financially desperate, Cargill should:
    • force the supplier into bankruptcy, or
    • notify all potential creditors that Cargill will not be liable for any purchases by the supplier.