Johnson v. Garkane Power Ass'n

DURHAM, Justice:

This is an action to recover damages for the loss of the plaintiffs’ farm crop and planting and soil preparation costs for 1977. The plaintiffs’ claim is premised on the defendant’s alleged contractual obligation to provide the plaintiffs with real “three-phase” electric power by 1977. The district court denied the plaintiffs’ claim, holding that there was no contract, and awarded the defendant $8,883.53 on its counterclaim for power used. Plaintiffs appeal the dismissal of their action and the counterclaim award.

In 1974, plaintiffs had engineered an irrigation system to…