It pays to read the manual

A Saskatchewan farmer sued the company that refused him a refund on a corn and wood pellet stove because it wouldn’t work anymore, and lost.

The reason? In a Provincial Court of Saskatchewan Civil Division decision handed down in December, Justice J.A. Plemel wrote: “The plaintiff did not burn either wood pellets or shelled field corn” as per instructions in the owners’ manual. “He burned grain. He is of the view that the stove should not be sold in Saskatchewan if it cannot burn grain since Saskatchewan is not known as a corn-growing province.”

Better Farming - April 2011