JL McEntire & Sons, Inc. v. Hart Cotton Company, Inc.

William H. Sutton, Special Justice.

Appellants are twelve cotton growers. Between January 25, 1973 and March 22, 1973, each of them by separate contract agreed to sell his 1973 cotton crop to one of the appellees who are cotton merchants. While all of the contracts are not identical, the differences are not critical to the issues on appeal.

The contracts provided that appellants would plant certain cotton acreage and, using good farming methods, deliver the quantity grown to a designated location for a price stipulated in the contract.

After the contracts were made but before the cotton was to…