Legal Opinion

Mincks Agri Center, Inc. v. Bell Farms, Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 1, 2000No. 98-28PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERNUS, Justice.

The appellee, Mincks Agri Center, Inc. (Mincks), sued the appellant, Bell Farms, Inc., claiming Bell Farms had breached several contracts calling for the sale of grain to Mincks. The determinative issue is whether Mincks, who did not have a grain dealer license at the time it was required to accept delivery of the grain, may still enforce the contracts by recovering damages for Bell Farms’ failure to make delivery. The district court ruled that the contracts were enforceable. The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed and this court granted further review. We agree with the court of…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  2. Hastings Associates, Inc. v. Local 369 Building Fund, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
  3. Fausel v. JRJ Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  4. Bovard v. American Horse Enterprises, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1988
  5. Solomon v. GilmoreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1999

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Bergantzel v. MlynarikSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
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  4. Ag Spectrum Co. v. ElderDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2016
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