Blue Valley Cooperative v. National Farmers Organization

I. NATURE OF CASE

Blue Valley Cooperative (BVC) sued National Farmers Organization (NFO) to recover contractual costs of storing and handling NFO’s white com. NFO counterclaimed that BVC’s negligence had damaged NFO’s white com and that BVC had breached an oral contract to reimburse NFO for that damage. After a jury found in favor of BVC on the written contract cause of action and against NFO on NFO’s counterclaims, the trial court awarded BVC prejudgment interest. NFO appeals the judgment entered pursuant to the jury’s verdict and the court’s award of prejudgment interest. For the reasons…