Mountain Farm Credit Service v. Purina Mills, Inc.

ARNOLD, Chief Judge.

I. MFCS’s Appeal

A. Directed Verdict and Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict

MFCS first contends the trial court erred in denying its motion for a directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict. It argues that Purina’s evidence did not establish the existence of, nor the perfection of, a valid security agreement. MFCS believes the security agreement is facially defective because it (1) fails to name GDF as the debtor, listing the debtor as “Warren Killian and Robert Hethrington dba Grey Dawn Farm,” (2) does not describe the cattle as GDF cattle, and (3) appears…