Schmidt v. J. C. Robinson Seed Co.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict for the plaintiff-appellee, Arlan Schmidt, in the amount of $62,924.60. Following the jury verdict, the defendant-appellant, J. C. Robinson Seed Company (hereinafter Robinson), filed a motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict or, in the alternative, for a new trial. Defendant’s motion was denied and it timely appealed, alleging the trial court erred in:

1____instructing the jury that it could consider whether the defendant acted reasonably in releasing the acreage under the terms of the contract.

2. . . . instructing the jury that defendant had the…