Pleasant View Farms, Inc. v. Ness

SABERS, Justice.

Pleasant View Farms (Pleasant View) claims the trial court erred when it concluded that LeRoy Ness had sufficient rights in twenty-five calves to allow the security interest of Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) to attach thereto.

Facts

In the fall of 1985, Darold Tomsheck, an officer of Pleasant View, reached an agreement with Ness whereby Ness would provide the care and feeding of certain livestock belonging to Pleasant View * in exchange for the entire 1986 calf crop. Although no written contract was ever executed by the parties, the trial court found that the oral agreement…