In Re Estate of Nelsen

This is an appeal from a District Court judgment en tered on a jury verdict in favor of the estate of Galen L. Nelsen. The claimant, Delmer Groeteke, farms near Hooper, Nebraska. The deceased, Galen L. Nelsen, owned and operated Anderson Feed & Seed Co. in Fremont, Nebraska.

Early in the spring of 1977 Delmer Groeteke contacted Galen L. Nelsen about the possibility of Anderson Feed & Seed Co. purchasing Groeteke’s 1976 soybean crop. After performing germination tests on the beans, Groeteke and Nelsen entered into an oral agreement for the purchase of the soybeans. The exact quantity of…