Fairchild v. Williams Feed, Inc.

Plaintiffs sued defendant for damages based on breach of contract and conversion. Following a jury trial in the district court of Madison County before the Hon. Frank E. Blair, the jury returned a verdict for defendant and judgment was entered thereon. Plaintiffs appeal from this judgment and denial of their motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or alternatively for a new trial.

Plaintiff Arnold Fairchild leased two farm units in Madison County from plaintiffs H. B. Landoe and F. D. Lichtenberg. Bent was to be paid in the form of a percentage of the crops produced on the land by…