Boe v. National Farmer's Organization, Inc.

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

National Farmer’s Organization, Inc. (NFO) appeals from a district court judgment entered on a jury verdict and an order denying its motion for a new trial or judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The judgment declared that certain membership agreements entered into between NFO and a group of farmers in McLean County were void and unenforceable. A jury had returned a verdict finding that NFO had not substantially performed the agreements. We affirm.

In 1968, a number of McLean County farmers (members) joined NFO. They all executed membership agreements that provided…