Branom v. Smith Frozen Foods of Idaho, Inc.

KNUDSON, Justice.

Respondent, Duncan B. Branom, a farmer in Nez Perce County, commenced this action to recover from appellant, Smith Frozen Foods of Idaho, Inc., damages allegedly resulting from the breach of an oral agreement relative to a crop of green peas.

Under respondent’s complaint it is alleged that during February and March of 1957, respondent was solicited by appellant through its agent to raise a crop of Perfection peas on land farmed by respondent ; after some negotiation it was orally agreed between the parties that respondent would plant approximately 235 acres of farm land with…