Mash v. Cutler

WUEST, Justice.

Dale and Dan Cutler (Dale and Dan respectively) appeal from the trial court’s judgment awarding Nathan Mash (Mash) $49,429.39 plus prejudgment interest and costs for breach of contract. Mash also appeals the trial court’s award of damages. We affirm.

Dale and Dan are father and son who make their living in the cattle business. They occasionally purchase and raise cattle for others. Dale runs a feedlot. Dan runs a ranch for the pasturing of cattle. Mash is a successful businessman who, in the middle 1980’s, became interested in raising cattle.

Mash entered into an oral agreement…