Kanzmeier v. McCoppin

SCHULTZ, Justice.

In this law action tried to the court plaintiff was awarded damages on his claim that defendant breached an oral contract to sell 360 head of cattle at $60 per hundred weight. The damages were determined by subtracting the contract price from plaintiffs purchase price of “cover” cattle pursuant to Iowa Code section 554.2712 (1983). The court of appeals reversed the trial court’s holding that there was a contract between the parties. On further review we affirm the trial court’s holding that a contract existed between the parties and we vacate the decision of the court of…