Bowman v. McElrath Poultry Co., Inc.

This is a civil action for legal fraudulent misrepresentation. The trial court, at the close of plaintiff's evidence, granted defendant's motion for directed verdict. The plaintiff appealed; we affirm.

Carl Bowman is a poultry farmer. McElrath Poultry Company (McElrath) is a company in the business of producing breeder eggs and broilers. McElrath regularly contracts with producers such as Bowman. At one time, McElrath had forty-eight (48) producers, some of whom produced broilers (chickens sold for meat), and others who produced breeder eggs (eggs used to breed other hens).

A contractual…