Lickley v. Max Herbold, Inc.

TROUT, Chief Justice.

This appeal involves a contract dispute. Lonnie Lickley (Lickley), a potato grower, entered a preseason potato growing contract with Max Herbold, Inc. (Herbold). After harvest, a dispute arose as to the price to be paid. Following a bench trial, the court awarded Lickley $33,000 in damages. The trial court found that because a substantial portion of the potatoes delivered failed to meet agreed upon standards, the contract required the parties to renegotiate a price. However, the parties could not agree, so the trial court set the price for the substandard potatoes at…