Dakota Grain Co., Inc. v. Ehrmantrout

LEVINE, Justice.

Anthony Ehrmantrout appeals from a district court judgment awarding damages to Dakota Grain Company, Inc. (the Elevator) for breach of a grain sale contract. We hold that the trial court correctly concluded that Ehrmantrout breached the contract, but we further hold that the trial court must redetermine consequential damages, after clarifying its findings relevant to that issue. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a redetermination of consequential damages.

During the Spring of 1989, Ehrmantrout orally agreed to sell the Elevator some of his Lenn variety hard red…