Frank McGill, Inc. v. Nucor Corp.

This action involves the construction and interpretation of a written contract. The essential question presented is whether the trial court erred in holding the contract sufficiently ambiguous to permit the introduction of evidence of negotiations, conversations, and correspondence preceding the contract. The jury found for the plaintiff, Frank McGill, Inc., and the defendant, Nucor Corporation, appeals. Plaintiff cross-appeals from the refusal of the trial court to allow prejudgment interest. We affirm.

In the spring of 1973, Nucor built a steel plant rolling mill near Norfolk, Nebraska. The…