Prouse v. Ransom

BURNETT, Judge.

This litigation arises from a sharecropping agreement and a related agreement for hay hauling. Each side has accused the other of breaching these agreements. Following a jury trial, the district court entered a judgment primarily favoring the sharecrop tenants. On appeal, the farm owners have argued that relevant evidence was improperly excluded at trial, and that the jury was improperly instructed on the meaning of the sharecropping agreement. In a cross-appeal, the tenants have asserted an entitlement to prejudgment interest on the net monetary award they received. They also…