American Pride Co-op v. Seewald

Opinion by

Judge KAPELKE.

Defendant, Andrew Seewald, appeals from the judgment entered upon a jury verdict against him and in favor of plaintiff, American Pride Co-op (American Pride), on its claim of breach of contract. On appeal, See-wald challenges the propriety of certain jury instructions. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

In March 1995, a representative of American Pride had several telephone conversations with Seewald about the purchase of corn. According to American Pride, in the course of those conversations Seewald entered into four separate oral contracts to sell corn to American…