Legal Opinion

Red River Commodities, Inc. v. Eidsness

North Dakota Supreme Court

Decided August 1, 1990No. Civ. 890323PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MESCHKE, Justice.

Red River Commodities, Inc. (RRC) sued George Eidsness for breach of his contracts to grow and to deliver sunflowers. The trial court awarded RRC judgment for $33,760.50. George appealed. We affirm.

While wintering in Arizona in early 1988, North Dakota farmer George Eidsness agreed by telephone to grow and to sell 350,000 pounds of confection sunflowers to RRC at a floor price of 11.25 cents per pound. In George’s absence, one of his sons signed “Confection Sunflower Production” contracts for George. Contract No. 217, signed on February 15, 1988, was for 200,000 pounds, and…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. CurranSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Allenberg Cotton Co. v. PittmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. National Bank of Harvey v. International Harvester Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1988
  4. Askew v. Joachim Memorial HomeNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Glatt v. Bank of Kirkwood PlazaNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

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