Case Law Index Commercial Transactions
January 1, 2002 – October 29, 2021
This index provides a comprehensive though not necessarily exhaustive compilation of reported and unreported federal and state court decisions involving Commercial Transactions that were decided between the dates listed above. The cases are listed in reverse chronological order. The “Text” link goes to the freely available Google Scholar text of the opinion. These listings are for educational purposes only, and are not a substitute for legal counsel.
SUPREME COURT
Bates v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 544 US 431 (2005) (no federal preemption state contract claims) Text
FIRST CIRCUIT
In re Montagne, 431 B.R. 94 (Bankr.. D. Vt. May 24, 2010) (adversary proceeding to recover feed and other products supplied on credit) Text
SECOND CIRCUIT
Bunce v. Farm Serv. Agency, No. 5:19-CV-266 (TWD), 2021 WL 925511 (N.D.N.Y. Feb. 15, 2021) (FSA’s decision to deny borrower’s farm loan for servicing and for new loan was not arbitrary) Text
PACA Tr. Creditors of Lenny Perry’s Produce, Inc. v. Genecco Produce Inc., 913 F.3d 268 (2d Cir. 2019) (creditor allowed to recover pro rate share of PACA trust from account receivables) Text
In re Baker, 511 B.R. 41 (Bankr. N.D.N.Y. May 28, 2014) (unperfected security interest for failure to show dairy cattle are regularly identified for collateralization and secured lending using registration certificates)
Collins v. Angell, No. 3:12-CV-0589 (LEK), 2013 WIL 3243559 (N.D.N.Y. June 26, 2013) (vacated Bankruptcy Court decision of perfected security interest in dairy cows) Text
Standard Chartered Bank v. AWB (USA) Ltd., No. 05 Civ.2013(AKH), 2010 WL 532515 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2010) (failure to pay on soybean transaction) Text
Abeles, Inc. v. Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC, No. 06-CV-3893 (JFB) (AKT), 2010 WL 446042 (E.D.N.Y. Feb. 1, 2010) (breach of contract) Text
Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Montagne (In re Montagne), Bankr. No. 08-10916, Adv. No. 08-1024, 2010 WL 396252 (Bankr. D. Vt. Jan. 25, 2010) (seeking payment for feed and other farm supplies)
Bourdeau Bros., Inc. v. Montagne (In re Montagne), Bankr. No. 08-10916, Adv. No. 08-1024, 2010 WL 271347 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2010) (seeking payment for feed and other farm supplies) Text
In re Clayson, 341 B.R. 137 (Bankr. W.D.N.Y. 2006) (perfection of lien; preferential payment) Text
Ana Distrib., Inc. v. CMA-CGM (Am) Inc., 329 F.Supp.2d 565 (S.D.N.Y. 2004) (bill of lading) Text
THIRD CIRCUIT
Indian Brand Farms, Inc. v. Novartis Crop Protection Inc. 617 F.3d 207 (3d Cir. 2010) (federal preemption of state products liability claims; product liability) Text
Sadia, S.A. v. Hubbard Farms, No. 06-3831 (FLW), 2008 WL 5416398 (D. N.J. Dec. 22, 2008) (breach of breeding poultry contract; choice of law provision) Text
Mortellite v. Novartis Crop Prot., Inc., 460 F.3d 483 (3d Cir. 2006) (federal preemption of state products liability claims) Text
FOURTH CIRCUIT
In re Roberson, No. 18-05432-5-JNC, 2020 WL 6265062 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. Oct. 23, 2020) (tenant-farmer retains rights to finish raising and harvesting crops notwithstanding land being foreclosed) Text
The N.C. Farmers’ Assistance Fund v. Monsanto Co., No. 1:08cv409, 2010 WL 3817349 (M.D. N.C. Sept. 27, 2010) (qui tam action alleging false marketing as to genetically modified soybean seeds) Text
Drew Farms v. Preston Farms, LLC, No. 4:08-cv-00131-TLW, 2009 WL 5214315 (D.S.C. Dec. 28, 2009) (breach of contract to purchase popcorn) Text
Abingdon Livestock Exch., Inc. v. Smith, 594 F.Supp.2d 688 (W.D. Va. 2009) (breach of contract to pay for cattle) Text
Helena Chem. Co. v. Huggins, No. 4:06-cv-2583-RBH, 2008 WL 4908463 (D.S.C. Nov. 13, 2008) (breach of consignment and commission sales agreement) Text
Hansen & Morgan Livestock, Inc. v. B4 Cattle Co., No. 5:07-cv-00330, 2007 WL 4305606 (S.D. W.Va. Dec. 7, 2007) (breach of cattle purchase contract)
Rogers v. Dow Agrosciences, LLC, No. 4:06CV00015, 2006 WL 3147393 (W.D. Va. Oct. 31, 2006) (breach of warranties; consumer protect act; privity) Text
S. States Coop., Inc. v. I.S.P. Co., Inc., 198 F.Supp.2d 807 (N.D. W.Va. 2002) (state law claim against feed retailer) Text
FIFTH CIRCUIT
John G. Kain Farms, LLC v. Kemin Indus., Inc., No. SA-21-CV-374-XR, 2021 WL 3639788 (W.D. Tex. Aug. 17, 2021) (farmer-lessor claims lessee induced them to execute farmland lease agreement) Text
Fishback Nursery, Inc. v. PNC Bank, Nat’l Ass’n, 920 F.3d 932 (5th Cir. 2019) (law of jurisdiction where farm products were located governs priority dispute in lien assets) Text
Hollybrook Cottonseed Processing, LLC v. Carver, Inc., No. 09-0750, 2010 WL 892869 (W.D. La. Mar. 11, 2010) (claim cotton gin equipment did not meet claims made)
Agri-Plastics, Inc. v. Hog Slat, Inc., No. 3:09-CV-1271-B, 2010 WL 711811 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 26, 2010) (breach of warranties) Text
Port Elevator Brownsville, L.C. v. Vega, No. 09-40493, 2009 WL 5099044 (5th Cir. Dec. 23, 2009) (ownership of corn) Text
In re Heigle, No. 07-02012-NPO, 2008 WL 5600708 (Bankr. S.D. Miss. Dec. 23, 2008) (specific performance; breach of contract) Text
D & M Edwards, Inc. v. Bio-Cide Int’l, Inc., No. 3:08-CV-0670-L, 2009 WL 102732 (N.D. Tex. Jan. 14, 2009) (breach of contract) Text
CNH Capital Am., LLC v. Wilmot Farming Ventures, LLC, No. 07-0611, 2008 WL 2386166 (W.D. La. June 11, 2008) (modifications of agreement to purchase tractor)
Delta & Pine Land Co. v. Nationwide Agribusiness Ins. Co., 530 F.3d 395 (5th Cir. 2008) (insurance policy did cover did cover negligence claim) Text
Dawson Farms, LLC v. BASF Corp., No. 06-0737, 2008 WL 2222214 (W.D. La. May 16, 2008) (products liability)
House v. AGCO Corp., No. CIVA 3:05-1676, 2006 WL 3692769 (W.D. La. Dec. 12, 2006) (no fraudulent misrepresentations, breach of warranty, or redhibitory defects by dealer in leasing tractor)
Commercializadora Portimex, S.A. de C.V. v. Zen-Noh Grain Corp., No. Civ.A 02-1185, 2002 WL 31465891 (E.D. La. Nov. 1, 2002) (breach of grain purchase contracts)
SIXTH CIRCUIT
In re Duvall, No. 19-11272(1)(12), 2021 WL 2473889 (Bankr. W.D. Ky. June 16, 2021) (borrower converted MFP payments for soybeans that were subject to creditor’s perfected security interest) Text
Van Nes Devs., LLC v. Brooks Custom Application, LLC, No. 119CV01099STAJAY, 2019 WL 4675397 (W.D. Tenn. Sept. 25, 2019) (breach of contract in spreading fertilizer that caused substantial lower yield) Text
Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co. of Michigan v. Borkholder Buildings & Supply, LLC, No. 1:14-cv-1118, 2015 WL 5682729 (W.D. Mich. Sept. 25, 2015) (UCC four-year statute of limitations; economic loss doctrine) Text
Younglove Const. v. PSD Dev., No. 3:08CV1447, 2010 WL 4568716 (N.D. Ohio Nov. 3, 2010) (breach of contract) Text
Scarff Bros., Inc. v. Bischer Farms, Inc., No. 08-1831, 2010 WL 2803940 (6th Cir. July 15, 2010), aff’g in part and rev’g in part, 546 F.Supp.2d 473 (E.D. Mich. 2008) (breach of contract) Text
Fish Farms Partnership v. Winston-Weaver Co. Inc., No. 2:09-CV-163, 2010 WL 1925043 (E.D. Tenn. May 12, 2010) (breach of contract for nonconforming product) Text
Meridan Citizens Mut. Ins. Co. v. Horton, No. 5:08-CV-302-KKC, 2010 WL 1253084 (E.D. Ky. Mar. 25, 2010) (coverage of insurance policy) Text
Miles Farm Supply LLC v. Helena Chem. Co., 595 F.3d 663 (6th Cir. 2010) (claim that competitor interfered with contractual obligations) Text
Magical Farms, Inc. v. Land O’Lakes, Inc., No. 07-3568, 2009 WL 4641742 (6th Cir. 2009) (damages from sale of feed that caused the death of alpacas) Text
Kuehnemund v. Crop Prod. Servs., Inc., No. 08-14647-BC, 2009 WL 1789073 (E.D. Mich. June 23, 2009) (statute of limitations; claim sold defective fertilizer) Text
Groeb Farms, Inc. v. Alfred L. Wolff, Inc., No. 08-CV-14624, 2009 WL 500816 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 27, 2009) (breach of contract for the sale of honey) Text
Farm Bureau Ins. v. Deere Co., No. 1:08-CV-922, 2009 WL 104139 (W.D. Mich. Jan. 14, 2009) (economic loss doctrine; privity) Text
Owensboro Grain Co., LLC v. AUI Contracting, LLC, No. 4:08CV-94-JHM, 2008 WL 5381914 (W.D. Ky. Dec. 18, 2008) (breach of credit agreement) Text
Ala. Farmers Coop., Inc. v. Jordan, No. 3:07-CV-543-JDM, 2008 WL 4500037 (W.D. Ky. Sept. 30, 2008) (interpretation of coop’s lease) Text
Huber v. Crop Production Serv., Inc., No. 06-14564-BC, 2007 WL 2746625 (E.D. Mich. Sept. 19, 2007) (economic loss doctrine)
Geier Bros. Farms v. Furst-NcNess Co., 186 F.Supp.2d 798 (N.D. Ohio 2002) (product’s liability against feed manufacturer) Text
Mid-Wood, Inc. v. Hunter Agri-Sales, Inc., 184 F.Supp.2d 689 (N.D. Ohio 2002) (breach of fertilizer storage purchase contract) Text
SEVENTH CIRCUIT
Mid-S. AG Equip., Inc. v. Wacker Neuson Am. Corp., No. 20-CV-1899, 2021 WL 2875610 (E.D. Wis. July 8, 2021) (intentionally misrepresented promise to repurchase unsold agricultural equipment) Text
In re Leaver, 627 B.R. 517 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 2021) (creditor gave up boarding lien when returning livestock to debtor) Text
Rexing Quality Eggs v. Rembrandt Enterprises, Inc., 996 F.3d 354 (7th Cir. 2021) (seller of eggs entitled to full measure of its resale damages upon buyer’s repudiation of purchase agreement) Text
In re Brooks, 619 B.R. 669 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2020) (creditor did not forfeit its security interest in debtors’ farm receivables.) Text
CHS Cap., LLC v. Hellenbrand Farms, LLC, 420 F. Supp. 3d 872 (W.D. Wis. 2019) (failure to foreclose on agricultural lien within six months from last charge for services did not render lien void) Text
In re Printz, 478 B.R. 876 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2012) (financial institution held first-priority perfected security interest over grain elevator) Text
Agrigenetics v. Pioneer Hi-Bred Intern., No. 1:08-cv-802-TWP-TAB, 2010 WL 4683936 (S.D. Ind. Nov. 10, 2010) (breach of contract regarding type of bags used for seed transportation)
Caudill See & Warehouse Co. v. Rose Seeding & Sodding, No. 4:09-cv-101-WGH-RLY, 2010 WL 3944722 (S.D. Ind. Oct. 6, 2010) (breach of contract involving sale and storage of seed)
In re Snyder, 436 B.R. 81 (Bankr. C.D. Ill. 2010) (assignee of senior lienholder with respect to crop proceeds held by Chapter 12 trustee seeks payment of proceeds)
LDT Keller Farms, LLC v. Brigitte Holmes Livestock Co., Inc., — F.Supp.2d —-, 1:08-CV-243, 2010 WL 2680202 (N.D. Ind. June 25, 2010) (action alleging breach of contract; violation of Packers and Stockyards Act) Text
Nieto v. Perdue Farms, Inc., No. 08-07399, 2010 WL 1031691 (N.D. Ill. Mar. 17, 2010) (no violations of consumer protection law Text
Clifford v. UAP Distrib., Inc. No. 08-2094, 2010 WL 55671 (C.D. Ill. Jan. 4, 2010) (breach of warranty against crop advisor) Text
Wells Fargo Bank, N. Am. v. Siegel, 540 F.3d 657 (7th Cir. 2008) (scope of oral contract with futures trader) Text
United Vaccines, Inc. v. Diamond Animal Health, Inc, 409 F.Supp.2d 1083 (W.D. Wis. 2006)(economic loss doctrine) Text
Chicago Prime Packers, Inc. v. Northam Food Trading Co., 408 F.3d 894 (7th Cir. 2005) (nonconforming goods) Text
Westfalia-Surge, Inc. v. Dairy Tex, Inc., No. 03 C 4304, 2003 WL 22478742 (N.D. Ill. Nov. 4, 2003) (contribution for products liability)
Bosshard Bogs, LLP v. Cliffstar Corp., No. 02-C-0034-C, 2002 WL 32350544 (W.D. Wis. Oct. 23, 2002) (breach of contract to buy cranberries)
EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Spring Lake Pork, LLC v. Great Plains Mgmt., LLC, No. 2:19-CV-18 HEA, 2021 WL 3051902 (E.D. Mo. July 20, 2021) (breach of farm management agreement led to terminating agreement) Text
Matter of Clements, No. BK19-41806-TLS, 2021 WL 1589313 (Bankr. D. Neb. Apr. 22, 2021) (sale-lease agreement unclear whether it included custom-harvesting arrangement) Text
Farm Credit Leasing Servs. Corp. v. Smith, No. 4:19-CV-00280-KGB, 2021 WL 1209359 (E.D. Ark. Mar. 30, 2021) (assignee acting as a creditor to collect a debt owed to itself from farmer’s default on tractor lease) Text
In re Kurtenbach, 622 B.R. 717 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2020) (creditor’s choice of who hauled farm equipment collateral to auction and who would conduct auction were commercially reasonable) Text
In re Rancher’s Legacy Meat Co., 616 B.R. 532 (Bankr. D. Minn. 2020) (debtor in possession exercised strong-arm rights to avoid security interest that lapsed prepetition and become unperfected) Text
Pitman Farms v. Kuehl Poultry LLC, 508 F. Supp. 3d 465 (D. Minn. 2020) (chicken growers not “sellers” under state statute, establishing parent company’s responsibility in breached contracts between its subsidiaries and sellers) Text
Agrifund, LLC v. Heartland Co-op, 436 F. Supp. 3d 1230 (S.D. Iowa 2020) (farm cooperative had constructive notice that farmers’ check was funded by crop proceeds secured by financing company) Text
MYA Logistics, LLC v. Phoenix Newton LLC, No. 4:18-CV-00249-SBJ, 2019 WL 7500245 (S.D. Iowa Oct. 16, 2019) (breach of warehouse agreement) Text
Matter of Hill, No. BK16-41396, 2018 WL 1916172 (Bankr. D. Neb. April 17, 2018) (determination of amount of secured claim in crop proceeds) Text
In re McDougall, 572 B.R. 239 (Bankr. D.N.D. 2017) (determination of liens held by bank and agricultural supplier in proceeds of Chapter 12 sale) Text
Matter of Leonard, No. BK15-82016A16-8002, 2016 WL 4035736 (Bankr. D. Neb. July 22, 2016) (validity and priority of interests in feeder cattle)
In re Schley, 509 B.R. 901 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2014) (Iowa agricultural supply liens are limited to 31-day look back period prior to filling a financing statement and an Iowa agricultural lien continues in the proceeds) Text
Clasing v. Hormel Corp., 993 F.Supp.2d 960 (N.D. Iowa 2014) (alleged breach of verbal contract between hog finishers and meat packing company) Text
General Mills Operations, LLC v. Five Star Custom Foods, Ltd., 703 F.3d 1104 (8th Cir. 2013) (food supplier breached contract when USDA issued recall) Text
In re Shulista, 451 B.R. 867 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2011) (agricultural supply deal acquired superpriority lien only for value of feed supplied from date of purchase to the filing of financing statement) Text
Salton v. Polyock, No. C10-4113-MWB, 2011 WL 487853 (N.D. Iowa Feb. 10, 2011) (breach of contract claim regarding sale of cow embryos)
Nationwide Agribusiness v. Structural Restoration, 705 F.Supp.2d 1070 (S.D. Iowa 2010) (liability of inspector following collapse of grain silo) Text
In re Double G Trucking of the Arklatex, 432 B.R. 789 (Bankr. W.D. Ark. 2010) (lessor of tractors seeks to require farmer-debtor of assume lease during bankruptcy) Text
Nicollet Cattle Co. v. United Food Group, No. 08-5899 (JRT/FLN), 2010 WL 3546784 (D. Minn. Sept. 7, 2010) (wrongful cancellation of 148 contracts to sell beef and lamb products) Text
LOL Finance Co. v. Johnson, No. 4:09CV3224, 2010 WL 3419606 (D. Neb. Aug. 26, 2010) (breach of contract) Text
First Dakota Nat. Bank v. First Nat. Bank of Plainview, CIV. 08-4167, 2010 WL 2557562 (D.S.D. June 22, 2010) (failure to file a financing statement on livestock)
S. Bancorp Bank, N.A. v. Bayer Cropscience LP, 2:09CV00136 JLH, 2010 WL 2471907 (E.D. Ark. June 14, 2010) (payment sent to debtors instead of assignor) Text
Wells Dairy, Inc. v. Food Movers Int’l, Inc., 607 F.3d 515 (8th Cir. 2010) (failure to pay for dairy products) Text
DJ Coleman, Inc. v. Nufarm Americas, Inc., — F.Supp.2d —, 2010 WL 890835 (D.N.D. 2010) (negligence & strict liability in sale of pesticide) Text
Archer Daniels Midland Co. v. Soucie, No. 4:08CV3215, 2009 WL 3103838 (D. Neb. Sept. 23, 2009) (no contract to sell soybeans existed) Text
Cent. Livestock Ass’n v. R & J Dairy, No. 08-155 (JNE/JJG), 2009 WL 2516120 (D. Minn. Aug. 14, 2009) (sale of cattle contractually entrusted to the defendants) Text
Archer Daniels Midland Co. v. Soucie, No. 4:08CV3215, 2009 WL 2365400 (D. Neb. July 28, 2009) (formation of a soybean contract; statute of frauds) Text
Helena Chem. Co. v. Triple C. Ranch, No. 2:08-CV-00118 BSM, 2009 WL 1993796 (E.D. Ark. July 9, 2009) (failure to bill proper party for products) Text
Mich. Millers Mut. Ins. Co. v. DG & G Co., 569 F.3d 807 (8th Cir. 2009) (insurer had no duty to insure losses against mold, mildew, and hard spot on cotton bales) Text
Charles Brooks Co. v. Georgia-Pacific, LLC, 552 F.3d 718 (8th Cir. 2009) (lack of capacity and standing to sue; unjust and equitable restitution claims) Text
Miller v. Miller, No. A-08-247, 2008 WL 5064932 (D. Neb. Dec. 2, 2008) (enforceability of contract and real estate deed) Text
Albers v. Deere & Co., No. 1:08-cv-040, 2008 WL 4416449 (D. N.D. Sept. 24, 2008) (economic loss doctrine; breach of warranty claims) Text
Swift & Co. v. Elias Farms, Inc., 539 F.3d 849 (8th Cir. 2008) (breach of hog contract) Text
Chism v. CNH Am., LLC, No. 2:07CV00150 JLH, 2008 WL 495878 (E.D. Ark. Feb. 20, 2008) (breach of warranties; piercing the corporate veil) Text
John Morrell & Co. v. Halbur, No. C06-3023-MWB, 2007 WL 3003150 (N.D. Iowa Oct. 11, 2007) (breach of ledger contract) Text
Manula v. Wheat, No. 4:06CV01107 JLH, 2007 WL 2926211 (E.D. Ark. Oct. 5, 2007) (breach of horse purchase contract)
Burns v. Universal Crop Prot. Alliance, No. 4:07CV00535 SWW, 2007 WL 2811533 (E.D. Ark. Sept. 25, 2007) (Lone Pine order to show causal link to defective herbicide)
Budach Implement, Inc. v. CNH Am., LLC, No. 05-CV-2202 (PJS/JJG), 2007 WL 2310066 (D. Minn. Aug. 7, 2007) (termination of dealership agreement)
Zutz v. Case Corp., No. 02-1776(PAM/RLE), 2006 WL 463539 (D. Minn. Feb. 24, 2006) (parole evidence rule; disclaimer of expressed and implied warranties)
Braun v. E.I. du Pont De Nemours & Co., No. Civ.04-1007, 2006 WL 290552 (D.S.D. Feb. 7, 2006) (products liability claims)
United Vaccines, Inc. v. Diamond Animal Health, Inc., 409 F.Supp.2d 1083 (W.D. Wis. 2006) (economic loss doctrine) Text
Day v. Case Credit Corp., 427 F.3d 1148 (8th Cir. 2005) (assignment of forged purchase agreements) Text
SuperValu, Inc. v. Quality Farms, Inc., No. Civ.04-3569 DWF/SRN, 2005 WL 2475751 (D. Minn. Oct. 6, 2005) (validity of contract)
Hecksel v. Cent. Livestock Ass’n, Inc., No. Civ. 03-2604 JRTJSM, 2005 WL 2406032 (D. Minn. Sept. 29, 2005) (breach of a livestock feeding agreement)
Zutz v. Case Corp., 422 F.3d 764 (8th Cir. 2005) (reckless misrepresentation; breach of warranties) Text
Wuebker v. Wilbur-Ellis Co., 418 F.3d 883 (8th Cir. 2005) (no federal preemption of state products liability claims)
Wagner v. Hesston Corp., No. Civ.03-4244 (JNE/JGL), 2005 WL 1540135 (D. Minn. June 30, 2005) (products liability)
In re Gehl, 325 B.R. 269 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2005) (intent to defraud; willful and malicious product) Text
Int’l Casings Group, Inc. v. Premium Standard Farms, Inc., 358 F.Supp.2d 863 (W.D. Mo. 2005) (injunction to prevent selling of output) Text
Ferrell v. W. Bend Mut. Ins. Co., 393 F.3d 786 (8th Cir. 2005) (collection of breach of warranty judgment) Text
Pieper, Inc. v. Land O’Lakes Farmland Feed, LLC, 390 F3d 1062 (8th Cir. 2004) (frustration of purpose doctrine) Text
Farm Credit Midsouth, PCA v. Farm Fresh Catfish Co., 371 F.3d 450 (8th Cir. 2004) (federal farm programs rule) Text
Doe v. Sw. Grain, 309 F.Supp.2d 1119 (D.N.D. 2004) (negligent misrepresentation; negligence; fraud in feed mix) Text
Kalmes Farms, Inc. v. J-Star Indus., Inc., No. Civ.02-1141 (DWF/SRN), 2004 WL 114976 (D. Minn. Jan. 16, 2004) (economic loss doctrine; breach of contract claims)
Purina Mills, L.L.C. v. Less, 295 F.Supp.2d 1017 (N.D. Iowa 2003) (amount of damages for breach of contract) Text
Zutz v. Case Corp., No. Civ.02-1776(PAM/RLE), 52 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 56, 2003 WL 22848943 (D. Minn. Nov. 21, 2003) (fraud, state consumer fraud act, misrepresentation, statute of limitations)
Holden Farms, Inc. v. Hog Slat, Inc., 347 F.3d 1055 (8th Cir. 2003) (statute of limitations; economic loss doctrine; negligence) Text
Asa-Brandt, Inc. v. ADM Investor Serv., Inc., 344 F.3d 738 (8th Cir. 2003) (fiduciary duty) Text
Racicky v. Farmland Indust., Inc., 328 F.3d 389 (8th Cir. 2003) (products liability) Text
Top of Iowa Coop. v. Schewe, 324 F.3d 627 (8th Cir. 2003) (breach of hedge-to-arrive contract) Text
In re Helster, 290 B.R. 665 (Bankr. N.D. Iowa 2003) (existence of oral contract) Text
Dahlman Farms, Inc. v. FMC Corp., 240 F.Supp.2d 1012 (D. Minn. 2002) (federal preemption of state consumer fraud claims and breach of warranties) Text
Behrens v. United Vaccines, Inc., 189 F.Supp.2d 945 (D. Minn. 2002) (federal preemption of state product’s liability claims) Text
NINTH CIRCUIT
Schweigert v. Schweigert, 519 F. Supp. 3d 803 (D. Mont. 2021) (judgment creditor lacked a secured claim against Chapter 13 debtor’s brands and branded livestock) Text
Martini E Ricci Iamino S.P.A.—Consortile Societa Agricola v. Trinity Fruit Sales Company, Inc., 30 F.Supp.3d 954 (E.D. Cal. July 2, 2014) (claim for breach of contract under United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods) Text
O Bar Cattle Co. v. Owyhee Feeders, Inc., No. CV 08-149-EJL-CWD, 2011 WL 692220 (D. Idaho Jan. 31, 2011) (breach of oral contract; attorney’s fees)
In re Symons Frozen Foods Inc., 432 B.R. 290 (Bankr. W.D. Wash. 2010) (statutory lien)
Walchli v. Cmty. Bank, Civ. No. 09-359-AC, 2010 WL 2164874 (D. Or. March 16, 2010) (claim for failure to extend agricultural loans)
O Bar Cattle Co. v. Owyhee Feeders, Inc., No. CV08-149-S-EJL-CWD, 2010 WL 678970 (D. Idaho Feb. 24, 2010) (representations in number of cattle bought) Text
Callisons, Inc. v. Key Farms, Inc., No. 3:08-CV-0426-LRH-RAM, 2010 WL 148371 (D. Nev. 2010) (failure to deliver mint oil crop) Text
Stanislaus Farm Supply v. Brady, No. 09-CV-01413-OWW-DLB, 2009 WL 3748500 (E.D. Cal. Nov. 5, 2009) (breach of alfalfa seed contract)
Obendorf v. FDIC, 667 F.Supp.2d 1223 (D. Idaho 2009) (mutual mistake, implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; fraud) Text
Britz Fertilizers, Inc. v. Bayer Corp., 665 F.Supp.2d 1142 (E.D. Cal. 2009) (breach of contract claims) Text
In re Morton, No. 08-401666-JDP, 2009 WL 1617078 (Bankr. D. Idaho June 9, 2009) (no conversion or violation of UCC in cattle sale) Text
Millenkamp v. Davisco Foods Int’l, Inc., 562 F.3d 971 (9th Cir. 2009) (breach of warranties in sale of milk permeate; comparative negligence) Text
Paramount Farms, Inc. v. Ventilex B.V., No. CV F 08-1027 LJO SMS, 2009 WL 161052 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 22, 2009) (breaches of contract, express warranty, and implied covenants and warranties)
Holmes v. United States, No. CV07-421-S-EJL, 2009 WL 35175 (D. Idaho Jan. 5, 2009) Text
United States v. Estate of Oxarango, No. CIV 97-0085-S-BLW, 2008 WL 5411719 (D. Idaho Dec. 24, 2008) (lack of consideration; laches; fraud) Text
Willems Farms, Inc. v. BASF Corp., No. CV F 08-0616 LJO SMS, 2008 WL 4104278 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2008) (breach of warranty claim on fungicide)
Avinelis v. BASF Corp., No. CV F 08-0618 LJO SMS, 2008 WL 4104277 (E.D. Cal. Sept. 3, 2008) (breach of warranty claim on fungicide)
Bybee Farms, LLC v. Snake River Sugar Co., No. CV-06-5007-FVS, 2008 WL 2873364 (E.D. Wash. July 21, 2008) (breach of growers’ agreement)
Willems Farms, Inc. v. BASF Corp., No. CV F 08-0616 LJO SMS, 2008 WL 2620913 (E.D. Cal. June 30, 2008) (breach of fungicide warranty)
C & S Hamilton Hay, LLC v. CNH Am. LLC, No. CV-07-31-E-EJL, 2008 WL 504031 (D. Idaho Feb. 21, 2008) (economic loss doctrine; breach of warranties) Text
Cal-Agrex, Inc. v. Tassell, No. C-07-0964 SC, 2007 WL 2782969 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 25, 2007) (existence of a contract) Text
Lindner v. Meadow Gold Dairies, Inc., 515 F.Supp.2d 1166 (D. Haw. 2007) (breach of dairy lease) Text
Nomo Agroindustrial Sa De CV v. Enza Zaden N. Am., Inc., 492 F.Supp.2d 1175 (D. Ariz. 2007) (breach of warranties; fraud; limitation of damages) Text
Millenkamp v. Davisco Foods Int’l, Inc., No. CV03-439-S-EJL, 2007 WL 844880 (D. Idaho Mar. 16, 2007) (prejudgment interest; attorney’s fees) Text
DeVries v. DeLaval, Inc., No. CV 04-136-S-EJL, 2006 WL 1582179 (D. Idaho June 1, 2006) (breach of contract; strict liability)
Millenkamp v. Davisco Foods Int’l, Inc., 391 F.Supp.2d 872 (D. Idaho 2005) (negligence per se; economic loss rule) Text
Starr v. Dow Agrosciences LLC, 339 F.Supp.2d 1097 (D. Or. 2004) (validity of disclaimer) Text
In re Agribiotech, Inc., 291 F.Supp.2d 1186 (D. Nev. 2003) (negligent misrepresentations by company officers) Text
Weststeyn Dairy 2 v. Eades Commodities Co., 280 F.Supp.2d 1044 (E.D. Cal. 2003) (intentional interference with contractual relations) Text
Or. Azaleas, Inc. v. W. Farm Serv., Inc., 65 F. App’x 101 (9th Cir. 2003) (breach of warranty)
TENTH CIRCUIT
N.A. Timmerman, Inc. v. OKC W. Livestock Mkt., LLC, 435 F. Supp. 3d 1178 (D. Kan. 2020) (district court lacked personal jurisdiction over auctioneer for purposes of breach of warranties claim brought by feedlot operator) Text
Griffitts & Coder Custom Chopping, LLC v. CNH Indus. Am. LLC, 438 F. Supp. 3d 1206 (D. Kan. 2020) (tractor manufacturer’s implied-warranty-of-merchantability in lease agreement was conspicuous under the state’s UCC) Text
Rezac Livestock Commission Company, Inc. v. Pinnacle Bank, 255 F.Supp.3d 1150 (D. Kan. 2017) (livestock auction claims alleged breach of contract, conversion, and quantum against bank, buyer, and buyer’s agent) Text
Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation v. Premium Beef Feeders, LLC, 168 F.Supp.3d 1334 (D. Kan. 2016) (alleged breach of contract between meat processing plant and cattle broker; existence of joint venture) Text
United States v. Bowling, 619 F.3d 1175 (10th Cir. 2010) (bank fraud in connection with cattle operation) Text
Monsour’s, Inc. v. Menu Maker Foods, Inc., No. 09-3022, 2010 WL 2202804 (10th Cir. June 03, 2010) (breach of purchase contract) Text
N. Am. Specialty Ins. Co. Britt Paulk Ins. Agency, Inc., 579 F.3d 1106 (10th Cir. 2009) (breach of contract claim) Text
W. Ridge Group, L.L.C. v. First Trust Co. of Onaga, No. 07-cv-01587-WYD-BNB, 2008 WL 2135773 (D. Colo. July 14, 2009) (interpretation of a contract)
J.R. Simplot v. Chevron Pipeline Co., 563 F.3d 1102 (10th Cir. 2009) (duty to defend in sales agreements) Text
In re Rafter Seven Ranches L.P., 546 F.3d 1194 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2008) (reasonable time to inspect and test goods under the UCC) Text
In re Rafter Seven Ranches LP, 362 B.R. 25 (B.A.P. 10th Cir. 2007) (acceptance of sprinkler system) Text
Robison Farms, Inc. v. ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc., No. 05-4089-KGS, 2007 WL 2875132 (D. Kan. Sept. 29, 2007) (products liability claim against Super Hay)
Cobank, ACB v. Reorganized Farmers Coop. Ass’n, 170 F. App’x 559 (10th Cir. 2006) (intentional interference with grain purchase contracts) Text
Vaughn v. Krehbiel, 367 F.Supp.2d 1305 (D. Colo. 2005) (breach of horse stable contract) Text
Mariposa Farms, LLC v. Westfalia-Surge, Inc., No. CIV-03-0779 JC/LAM, 2005 WL 6104101 (D.N.M. April 7, 2005) (economic loss doctrine; primary purpose of contract) Text
Platte Valley Wyo-Braska Beet Growers Ass’n v. Imperial Sugar Co., 100 F. App’x 717 (10th Cir. 2004) (violation of statute of frauds)
Anderson v. Dow Agrisciences LLC, 262 F.Supp.2d 1280 (W.D. Okla. 2003) (federal preemption of state law claims; products liability) Text
Gibson v. Arnold, 288 F.3d 1242 (10th Cir. 2002) (exceptions to the statute of frauds) Text
ELEVENTH CIRCUIT
Runway Farms, LLC v. Oakes Farms, Inc., No. 2:20-CV-979-SPC-MRM, 2021 WL 2258504 (M.D. Fla. June 3, 2021) (partner can hold security interest in partnership crops and have same rights as a non-partner lender) Text
OneSouth Bank v. Titshaw, No. 5:20-CV-379 (MTT), 2021 WL 2188950 (M.D. Ga. May 28, 2021) (bank properly provided direct notice as required under the FSA of its interest in crops to buyer) Text
Breaking Free, LLC v. JCG Foods of Alabama, LLC, No. 4:18-CV-01659-ACA, 2021 WL 2139052 (N.D. Ala. May 26, 2021) (contract poultry grower claims breach of contract and PSA violation) Text
San Miguel Produce, Inc. v. L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc., No. 6:16-CV-35, 2020 WL 7265381 (S.D. Ga. Dec. 10, 2020) (produce shipper lacked necessary license and could not enforce its contract with produce grower) Text
Autauga Quality Cotton Ass’n v. Crosby, 893 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2018) (liquidated-damages clause in cooperative cotton marketing agreement was void as a penalty) Text
Thompson v. Cherokee Bank N.A., No. 1:10-CV-1830-CC-WEJ, 2010 WL 11647388 (N.D. Ga. Sept. 27, 2010) (plaintiff alleged violations of TILA, HOEPA, RESPA and seeks to rescind loan; loan is exempt because for business/agricultural purpose)
S. States Coop. v. Melick Aquafeeds, Inc., No. 7:08-cv-13 (HL), 2010 WL 1224089 (M.D. Ga. Mar. 22, 2010) (defective feed) Text
Florida Wildlife Federation v. Jackson, No. 4:08CV324-RH/WCS, 2009 WL 5217062 (N.D. Fla. Dec. 30, 2009) (narrative nutrient standard is inadequate)
Validsa, Inc. v. PDVSA Servs. Inc., Supp. 2d 1219 (S.D. Fla. 2009) (breach of commodity purchase contract) Text
E. Coast Brokers & Packers, Inc. v. Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc., No. 8:07-cv-17-1-T-26TBM, 2009 WL 302076 (M.D. Fla. Feb. 6, 2009) (breach of tomato seed contract)
Gedimex, S.A. v. Nidera, Inc., No. 08-10332, 2008 WL 3890259 (11th Cir. 2008) (extent of arbitration clause) Text
Florists’ Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lewis Taylor Farms, Inc., No. 7:05-CV-50 (HL), 2008 WL 875493 (M.D. Ga. March 27, 2008) (strict liability; breach of implied warranties)
Gibbs Patrick Farms, Inc. v. Syngenta Seeds, Inc., No. 7:06-cv-48 (HL), 2008 WL 822522 (M.D. Ga. March 26, 2008) (breach of implied warranty) Text
S. Ala. Pigs, LLC v. Farmer Feeders, Inc., 304 F.Supp.2d 1252 (M.D. Ala. 2004) (enforcement arbitration clause) Text
McNair v. Monsanto Co., 279 F.Supp.2d 1290 (M.D. Ga. 2003) (forum selection clause) Text
FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Dobson Livestock Co. v. U.S., 61 Fed. Cl. 480 (Fed. Cl. 2004) (no misrepresentations made in sales catalog)
Morgan v. U.S., 55. Fed. Cl. 706 (Fed. Cl. 2003) (contract dispute against federal government)
Dodson Livestock Co. v. U.S., 30 F. App’x 989 (Fed. Cir. 2002) (breach of warranties by selling diseased sheep at auction)
ALABAMA
Penney v. Penney, No. 1200086, 2021 WL 3828134 (Ala. Aug. 27, 2021) (security agreements entered into by farmland owners evidenced an implied general partnership among all owners) Text
Foster v. Harcienda Nirvana, Inc., 32 So.3d 1256 (Ala. 2009) (statute of limitations barred claim of failure to pay on sale of horses) Text
Harris Moran Seed Co., Inc. v. Phillips, 949 So.2d 916 (Ala. Civ. App. 2006) (third party beneficiary; exclusive remedy provision) Text
Morris v. Cornerstone Propane Partners, L.P., 884 So.2d 796 (Ala. 2003) (privity of contract with prior breach of contract lawsuit) Text
ARIZONA
ABCDW LLC v. Banning, 241 Ariz. 427, 388 P.3d 821 (Ct. App. 2016) (alfalfa planted by farmer in the last year of fixed-term lease were fixtures, thus their destruction was a material breach of lease for farmland) Text
Spayd v. Olde Stone Ranch Co., No. 1 CA-CV 08-0087, 2009 WL 1138048 (Ariz. Ct. App. Apr. 28, 2009) (breach of contract on the sale of a horse)
Ratliff v. Hardison, 199 P.3d 696 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2008) (breach of real estate purchase contract) Text
Dillon v. Zeneca Corp., 42 P.3d 598 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2002) (federal preemption of expressed warranty claim) Text
ARKANSAS
Bollinger v. Farm Credit Midsouth, PCA, 2021 Ark. App. 112, 619 S.W.3d 398 (2021), reh’g denied (Apr. 7, 2021) (lender mishandled borrowers’ crop insurance applications and claims) Text
AgriFund, LLC v. Regions Bank, 2020 Ark. 246, 602 S.W.3d 726 (2020) (creditor financing crops for farmer’s alter ego partnerships did not give creditor priority) Text
Larry Hobbs Farm Equip., Inc. v. CNH Am., LLC, 291 S.W.3d 190 (Ark. 2009) (“good cause” to terminate franchise agreement) Text
Archers-Daniel-Midland Co. v. Beadles Enter., Inc., 238 S.W.3d 79 (Ark. 2006) (products liability) Text
Taylor v. George, 212 S.W.3d 17 (Ark. Ct. App. 2005) (custom harvesting contract) Text
FMC Corp., Inc. v. Helton, 202 S.W.3d 490 (Ark. 2005) (state deceptive trade practices law) Text
Slusser v. Farm Serv., Inc., 198 S.W.2d 106 (Ark. 2004) (lack of jurisdiction; state required arbitration) Text
Adams v. Wacaster Oil Co., Inc., 98 S.W.3d 832 (Ark. Ct. App. 2003) (giving reasonable notice of breach to seller) Text
CALIFORNIA
Chaves v. Modesto Livestock Comm’n Co., Inc., No. F080130, 2021 WL 4164237 (Cal. Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2021) (creditor’s PMSI in proceeds from cattle is superior to interest of other creditor) Text
Apex LLC, v. Sharing World, Inc., 142 Cal. Rptr. 3d 210 (Cal. Ct. App. 2012) (commodities merchandiser and exporter of cottonseed mutually assented to contracts for sale of cottonseed)
Stark Packing Corp. v. Sunkist Growers, Inc., No. F052658, 2009 WL 2185407 (Cal. Ct. App. July 23, 2009) (did contract include implied covenant of equitable marketing opportunities) Text
Jazayeri v. Mao, 94 Cal. Rptr. 3d 198 (Cal. Ct. App. 2009) (breach of contract and fraud; claim altered poultry condemnation certificates)
Jimenez v. J.G. Boswell Co., No. B205450, 2009 WL 1124944 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 28, 2009) (user was not third party beneficiary) Text
Renna v. Henry Co., No. C054131, 2008 WL 4968024 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 24, 2008) (failure of tree graft sealant) Text
Waymon Howze Farms v. Jazer Enter., Inc., No. F053466, 2008 WL 4717039 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2008) (measuring damages of lost cherry production) Text
Rampage Vineyard, LLC v. Hat, Nos. F050849, F051789, 2007 WL 4126965 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2007) (parole evidence rule) Text
Ehlers Elevators, Inc. v. Beta Seed Co., No. C039579, 2002 WL 31492719 (Cal. Ct. App. Nov. 8, 2002) (enforcement of arbitration clause)
COLORADO
Mason v. Farm Credit of S. Colorado, ACA, 2018 CO 46, 419 P.3d 975 (lender permitted file claim against borrower’s father for conversion for taking control of collateralized crops) Text
Scoular Co. v. Denney, 151 P.3d 615 (Colo. Ct. App. 2006) (validity of millet contract) Text
CONNECTICUT
Randazzo v. McCarthy, No. CV04008368S, 2005 WL 2361588 (Conn. Supper. Ct. Aug. 18, 2005) (breach of implied warranty on sale of a horse)
DELAWARE
Sykes v. Jos. C. O’Neal & Sons Auctioneers & Appraisers, No. 07-01-076, 2009 WL 2449259 (Del. Ct. Com. Pl. Aug. 11, 2009) (claim of fraud and misrepresentation by auctioneer)
Chick v. Brimm, No. 01-02-0106, 2002 WL 31999427 (Del. Ct. Com Pl. Sept. 30, 2002) (failure to disclose; right to reject)
GEORGIA
AgriCommodities, Inc. v. Moore, 359 Ga. App. 1, 854 S.E.2d 781 (2021), reconsideration denied (Mar. 15, 2021) (creditor entitled to default judgment against debtor’s son for fraudulent transfer of dairy farm) Text
AgriCommodities, Inc. v. J.D. Heiskell & Co., 676 S.E.2d 847 (Ga. Ct. App. 2009) (existence of a contract) Text
Rowland v. Scarborough Farms, LLC, 648 S.E.2d 151 (Ga. Ct. App. 2007) (statute of frauds; damages) Text
IDAHO
Farmers National Bank v. Green River Dairy, LLC, 318 P.3d 622 (Idaho 2014) (agricultural commodity lien that encumbers an ag product does not extend to livestock that consume the liened ag product) Text
Hurtado v. Land O’Lakes, Inc., 215 P.3d 533 (Idaho 2009) (breach of contract in milk replacer formula; granting maker new trial) Text
Aardema v. U.S. Dairy Sys., Inc., 215 P.3d 505 (Idaho 2009) (economic loss rule; negligent design, maintenance, and installation of milking system) Text
Panike & Sons Farms, Inc. v. Smith, 212 P.3d 992 (Idaho 2009) (right to reject onions not from designated fields; common usage of trade) Text
Obendorf v. Terra Hug Spray Co., Inc., 188 P.3d 834 (Idaho 2008) (breach of herbicide application contract) Text
ILLINOIS
Westfield Ins. Co. v. Birkey’s Farm Store, Inc., — N.E.2d —, 2010 WL 1006221 (Ill. App. Ct. 2010) (economic loss doctrine) Text
Timmerman v. Grain Exch., LLC, 915 N.E.2d 113 (Ill. App. Ct. 2009) (enforceability of forward grain contracts assigned to another grain buyer) Text
Champaign Landmark, Inc. v. Robinson, Nos. 2004CA29, 2004CA30, 2005 WL 2858108, (Ohio Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2005) (arbitration provision on grain sale contracts) Text
Shields Pork Plus, Inc. v. Swiss Valley Ag. Serv., 767 N.E. 2d 945 (Ill. Ct. App. 2002) (hog contract dispute) Text
INDIANA
Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC v. Jones, 149 N.E.3d 282 (Ind. Ct. App.), transfer denied, 157 N.E.3d 526 (Ind. 2020) (limitation of liability provision in credit agreement between farm and agricultural creditor failed of its essential purpose and was unenforceable) Text
Deere & Co. v. New Holland Rochester, 935 N.E.2d 267 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (replevin action by seller of farm equipment after default by buyer) Text
Farmers Elevator Co. of Oakville, Inc. v. Hamilton, 926 N.E.2d 68 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) (hedge agreements are forward contracts and supported by consideration) Text
Nichols v. Estate of Tyler, 910 N.E.2d 221 (Ind. Ct. App. 2009) (owner was mentally incompetent at time entered into contract to sale farm) Text
Hendrickson v. Kerkoff Seed Farm, Inc., 878 N.E.2d 910, 2008 WL 104320 (Ind. Ct. App. 2008) (breach of seed contract) Text
IOWA
NCJC, Inc. v. WMG, L.C., 960 N.W.2d 58 (Iowa 2021) (commercial tenant under farm lease brought breach of contract action against landlord seeking recover of landlord’s alleged failure to reimburse for fertilizer) Text
Hanson v. Maeder, 957 N.W.2d 22 (Iowa Ct. App. 2021) (farmland owner failed to establish enforceable oral agreement to repurchase a one-half interest in cattle herd) Text
MidWestOne Bank v. Heartland Co-op, 941 N.W.2d 876 (Iowa 2020) (grain elevator that deducted costs from farmers’ grain proceeds could not claim unjust enrichment against secured creditor) Text
Kohn v. Muhr, 941 N.W.2d 361 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019) (farm operator found to be “debtor” in a harvester’s lien claim under state law) Text
Oyens Feed & Supply, Inc. v. Primebank, 879 N.W.2d 853 (Iowa 2016) (agricultural supply dealer required to file a new financing statement every 31 days in order to maintain perfection of its dealer’s lien) Text
Midland Power Co-op. v. Swecker, 09-1218, 2010 WL 2598291 (Iowa Ct. App. June 30, 2010) (no agricultural lien resulting from the sale of wind power) Text
Midwest Hatchery & Poultry Farms, Inc. v. Doorenbos Poultry, Inc., No. 09-0182, 2010 WL 786210 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 10, 2010) (breach of poultry contract) Text
Fritz v. Fritz, No. 08-1088, 2009 WL 779544 (Iowa Ct. App. Mar. 26, 2009) (real estate transfer was contract not gift) Text
Trumm v. Westphal, No. 07-1119, 2008 WL 4876995 (Iowa Ct. App. Nov. 13, 2008) (breach of oral farm lease) Text
WSH Properties, L.L.C. v. Daniels, 761 N.W.2d 45 (Iowa 2008) (tax deed holder seeking replevin of equipment taken by previous owner) Text
DeBruce Grain, Inc. v. Mitchell, 738 N.W.2d 662, 2007 WL 2118769 (Iowa Ct. App. 2007) (existence of forward soybean contract) Text
Loutsch v. Brower, 715 N.W.2d 769, 2006 WL 470024 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006) (improvements made by lessee) Text
Campbell v. AG Finder Iowa Neb., 683 N.W.2d 126, 2004 WL 893937 (Iowa Ct. App. 2004) (rejection of soybeans in reasonable time) Text
Double H Livestock, Inc. v. Gathman, 662 N.W.2d 2003 WL 289270 (Iowa Ct. App. 2003) (exception to statute of frauds)
Wales v. Wales, 662 N.W.2d 371, 2003 WL 118235 (Iowa Ct. App. 2003) (validity of oral contract)
Brown v. N. Cent. FS, Inc., No. 00-1768, 2002 WL 31756763 (Iowa Ct. App. Dec. 11, 2002) (repudiation of hedge-to-arrive contract)
Stine Seed Co. v. Madsen, No. 01-1536, 2002 WL 31017160 (Iowa Ct. App. Sept. 11, 2002) (breach of soybean seed contract)
Veen v. Ruth, No. 01-0437, 2002 WL 19737726 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 28, 2002) (disclosures to exempt from implied warranties)
Lincoln Coop. Co. v. Sievers, No. 00-1853, 2002 WL 984499 (Iowa Ct. App. May 15, 2002) (repudiation of hedge-to-arrive contracts)
KANSAS
Peacock v. Smiley, 457 P.3d 948 (Kan. Ct. App. 2020) (contract provided farmers a life lease to farm and irrigate property) Text
Peterson v. Ferrell, 349 P.3d 1269 (Kan. 2015) (breach of grazing contract by rancher) Text
Unruh v. Purina Mills, LLC, 221 P.3d 1130 (Kan. 2009) (breach of state consumer protection law; self cattle feeder) Text
Unruh v. Purina Mills, LLC, No. 97,464, 2008 WL 2369810 (Kan. Ct. App. June 6, 2008) (breach of warranties by feed supplier) Text
Farm Serv. Ctr., Inc. v. Panning, 147 P.3d 1095, 2006 WL 3773108 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006) (damages for breach of contract)
State ex rel. Kline v. Berry, 137 P.3d 500 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006) (state consumer protection act)
Hammer v. Thompson, 129 P.3d 609 (Kan. Ct. App. 2006) (conversion; entrustment doctrine) Text
Burris v. Thompson, No. 93,112, 2005 WL 2347796 (Kan. Ct. App. Sept. 23, 2005) (UCC application to bailment)
Teeter Irrigation, Inc. v. Eichman, 90 P.3d 380, 2004 WL 1191643 (Kan. Ct. App. 2004) (lack of standing to recover under retail sales contract)
Dieker v. Case Corp., 73 P.3d 133 (Kan. 2003) (products liability) Text
KENTUCKY
Versailles Farm, Home & Garden, LLC v. Haynes, No. 2020-CA-0626-MR, 2021 WL 519722 (Ky. Ct. App. Feb. 12, 2021) (creditor who loaned money without investigating state of collateral with prior financing statement was not entitled to portion of proceeds of sale) Text
Reliance AG, LLC v. S. States Simpson Coop., Inc., No. 2016-CA-001348-MR, 2018 WL 2176108 (Ky. Ct. App. May 11, 2018) (court must include all charges incurred by input provider in calculating amount of agricultural lien) Text
Advanta USA, Inc. v. Farmers Fertilizer Co., Inc., No. 2005-CA-000662-MR, 2006 WL 1561489 (Ky. Ct. App. June 9, 2006) (application of UCC, written contract)
LOUISIANA
Aymond v. Citizens Progressive Bank, 52,623 (La. App. 2 Cir. 6/26/19), 277 So. 3d 477, writ denied, 2019-1200 (La. 10/15/19), 280 So. 3d 602 (lender did not fraudulently induce crop loan) Text
Volentine v. Raeford Farms of Louisiana, LLC, 201 So.3d 325 (La. Ct. App. 2016) (alleged breach of contract between chicken breeder and chicken manufacturing company) Text
Price Farms v. McCurdy, 42 So.3d 1099 (La. Ct. App. 2010) (breach of contract involving commission on sale of agricultural land)
Price Farms, Inc. v. McCurdy, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 2671453 (La. Ct. App. 2010) (alleged breach of an implied contract)
Tubbs Rice Dryers, Inc. v. Martin, 33 So. 3d 926 (La. Ct. App. Feb. 24, 2010) (breach of contract against farmer for failure to deliver grain) Text
Horstmann v. Farber, 944 So.2d 628 (La. Ct. App. 2006) (breach of horse training contract) Text
Cook v. Stowe, 914 So.2d 1135 (La. Ct. App. 2005) (breach of guarantee in cattle sale) Text
West v. G & H Seed Co. 832 So.2d (La. Ct. App. 2002) (denial of class certification) Text
MARYLAND
John Deere Constr. & Forestry Co. v. Reliable Tractor, Inc., 957 A.2d 595 (Md. 2008) (termination of a dealer contract) Text
Lohman v. Wagner, 862 A.2d 1042 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2004) (statute of frauds; predominant purpose of weaner pig contract) Text
MINNESOTA
Farmers Mill & Elevator, Inc. v. Kohout, No. A20-1432, 2021 WL 2070534 (Minn. Ct. App. May 24, 2021), review denied (Aug. 24, 2021) (creditor did not lose agricultural lien priority by waiting more than ten days to provide buyer with crop-production-input notification) Text
CHS Cap. LLC v. Lena Farms Prtshp LLC, No. A19-1662, 2020 WL 3638806 (Minn. Ct. App. July 6, 2020) (creditor’s agricultural lien not limited to crops grown by third parties) Text
Producers Livestock Credit Corp. v. Benson, No. A18-0654, 2019 WL 1105203 (Minn. Ct. App. Mar. 11, 2019) (creditor waived agricultural feeder’s lien) Text
Glacial Plains Co-op v. Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co., No. A10-869, 2011 WL 382710 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2011) (whether ethanol contract required cooperative to pay for grain storage costs)
Glacial Plains Co-op v. Lindgren, No. A10-185, 2010 WL 3307077 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 24, 2010) (breach of oral contract to sell grain) Text
Lester Bldg. Sys. v. Louisiana-Pacific Corp., 761 N.W.2d 877 (Minn. 2009) (breach of warranties claim against manufacturer of hog barn siding) Text
Glacial Plains Coop v. Lindgren, 759 N.W.2d 661 (Minn. Ct. App. 2009) (admission exception in the UCC; contract to sell grain) Text
Rector v. Karlstad Farmers Elevator, No. A07-0693, 2008 WL 3287910 (Minn. Ct. App. Aug. 12, 2008) (breach of feed contract) Text
Cargill Inc. v. Jorgenson Farms, 719 N.W.2d 226 (Minn. Ct. App. 2006) (formation of agreement to deliver corn) Text
Brian & Kevin Kuehl Farms v. Barth, No. A05-614, 2006 WL 9598 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 3, 2006) (ambiguous lease extension) Text
Border State Bank of Greenbush v. Bagley Livestock Exch., Inc. 690 N.W.2d 326 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004) (oral modification of cattle-sharing agreement) Text
Duxbury v. Spex Feeds, Inc., 681 N.W.2d 380 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004) (“sale” under UCC) Text
Duxbury v. Spex Feeds, Inc., 681 N.W.2d 380 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004) (product liability claim) Text
Duxbury v. Spex Feeds, Inc., 681 N.W.2d 380 (Minn. Ct. App. 2004) (negligence per se) Text
Bea v. Hoehne Bros., No. A03-484, 2004 WL 26591 (Minn. Ct. App. Jan. 6, 2004) (breach of contract for elk bulls; negligent misrepresentation; negligent performance; warranties)
Reinsurance Ass’n of Minn. v. Timmer, 641 N.W.2d 302 (Minn. Ct. App. 2002) (insurance coverage of breach of warranty and negligent misrepresentation) Text
Kietzer v. Land O’Lakes, No. C1-01-1334, 2002 WL 233746 (Minn. Ct. App. Feb. 19, 2002) (predominant factor test)
MICHIGAN
VanAlstine v. Diversified Farms, LLC, No. 351993, 2021 WL 1711607 (Mich. Ct. App. Apr. 29, 2021) (implied warranty for particular purpose did not apply to distributor’s sale of cattle feed based on communications with manufacturer) Text
Farmland Cap. Sols., LLC v. Michigan Valley Irrigation Co., No. 352689, 2021 WL 136733 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 14, 2021) (lender’s PMSI in farm equipment has priority over earlier-recorded creditor) Text
Rispens Seeds, Inc. v. Bailey Farms, Inc., No. 347079, 2020 WL 1231440 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 12, 2020) (breach of contract between agricultural merchants) Text
Cummulaj v. Chaney, Nos. 282264, 282265, 2009 WL 349753 (Mich. Ct. App. Feb. 12, 2009) (breach of implied contract) Text
Dart Bank v. Byrum, No. 277581, 2008 WL 2514183 (Mich. Ct. App. June 24, 2008) (course of dealings; seller’s rights) Text
MISSISSIPPI
Clark v. Wesley, 305 So. 3d 182 (Miss. Ct. App. 2020) (no lease contract for farm land for subsequent crop year) Text
Derr Plantation, Inc. v. Swarek, 14 So.3d 711 (Miss. 2009) (jurisdiction of court; breach of contract to sale and lease an operational farm) Text
Delta & Pine Land Co. v. Burns, 926 So.2d 901 (Miss. 2006) (no requirement to exhaust administrative remedies before contract suit) Text
Lacy v. Morrison, 906 So.2d 126 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004) (fraud in the inducement; breach of warranty) Text
Parker Tractor & Implement Co. v. Johnson, 819 So.2d 1234 (Miss. 2002) (damages for breach of warranty) Text
MISSOURI
Equity Fin. Res., Inc. v. Overman, 619 S.W.3d 538 (Mo. Ct. App. 2021) (financial advising company did not have exclusive right to arrange financing for farmers’ agricultural business) Text
Whispering Oaks Farms, LLC v. Lebanon Livestock Auction S & T, LLC, 466 S.W.3d 717 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015) (auction house not able to hold agent liable for cattle after buyer failed to pay) Text
Rissler v. Heinzler, 316 S.W.3d 533 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010) (breach of contract for sale of cattle) Text
Tom’s Agspray, LLC v. Cole, 308 S.W.3d 255 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010) (contract dispute on seeding property) Text
Oakley Fertilizer, Inc. v. Cont’l Ins. Co., 276 S.W.3d 342 (Mo. Ct. App. 2009) (risk of loss; acceptance of contract) Text
Chapman v. New Mac Elec. Coop., Inc., 260 S.W.3d 890 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008) (stray voltage; nuisance) Text
SE Coop. Serv. Co. v. Hampton, 263 S.W.3d 689 (Mo. Ct. App. 2008) (breach of charge account agreement; breach of fertilizer application agreement) Text
Stark Liquidation Co. v. Florists’ Mut. Ins. Co., 243 S.W.3d 385 (Mo. Ct. App. 2007) (failure to defend and indemnify)
Watts v. Sechler, 140 S.W.3d 232 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004) (breach of implied warranty of fitness for consumption by alfalfa seller) Text
Phillips v. CNS Corp., 135 S.W.3d 435 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004) (breach of warranty; negligence) Text
Holbert v. Whitaker, 87 S.W.3d 360 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002) (breach of land purchase contract) Text
Green Valley Seed, Inc. v. Plenge, 72 S.W.3d 601 (Mo. Ct. App. 2002) (conversion action) Text
MONTANA
Deichl v. Savage, 216 P.3d 749 (Mont. 2009) (breach of implied warranty of fitness in sale of horse; change of venue) Text
Zier v. Lewis, 218 P.3d 465 (Mont. 2009) (statute of frauds; no valid contract) Text
Semenza v. Kniss, 2008 MT 238 (Mont. 2008) (breach of livestock purchase contract) Text
Krause v. Erb, 2007 MT 349N (Mont. 2007) (delivery of nonconforming goods) Text
Rothing v. Kallestad, 159 P.3d 222 (Mont. 2007) (breach of implied warranty of merchantability) Text
Hallenberg v. Gen. Mills Operations, Inc., 141 P.3d 1216 (Mont. 2006) (substitution of seed wheat) Text
Semenza v. Kniss, 122 P.3d 1203 (Mont. 2005) (lack of personal jurisdiction over non-resident cattle buyer) Text
NEBRASKA
TNT Cattle Co., Inc. v. Fife, 304 Neb. 890, 937 N.W.2d 811 (2020) (written long-term farm lease was not rescinded by parties’ oral modification of crops to be grown on the land) Text
Weyh v. Gottsch, 303 Neb. 280, 929 N.W.2d 40 (2019) (farmer sues farmland owner for breach of oral contract to equally share profits of farming operation) Text
Meyer Natural Foods LLC v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc., 925 N.W.2d 39 (Neb. 2019) (no breach of contract when processing company did not carry property insurance coverage for E. coli contamination) Text
Weber v. North Loup River Public Power and Irrigation District, 854 N.W.2d 263 (Neb. 2014) (alleged breach of contract between farmers and irrigation district) Text
Nordhues v. Maulsby, 815 N.W.2d 175 (Neb. Ct. App. 2012) (buyer of cattle alleges seller failed to convey clear title to cattle) Text
Smokey Ridge Feeders v. Magill, No. A-09-1256, 2010 WL 3719910 (Neb. Ct. App. Aug. 31, 2010) (damages for failure to provide good care and husbandry to hogs placed in finishing barns) Text
Schultz v. W. United Mut. Ins. Ass’n, No. A-08-941, 2009 WL 1272390 (Neb. Ct. App. May 5, 2009) (insurable interest in a stolen calf) Text
Clif-Tex Land & Livestock, Inc. v. First Dakota Nat’l Bank, N.A., No. A-07-1351, 2008 WL 2930203 (Neb. Ct. App. July 29, 2008) (unjust enrichment) Text
D B Feedyards, Inc. v. Envtl. Sci., Inc., 745 N.W.2d 593 (Neb. Ct. App. 2008) (breach of environmental services contract) Text
Farmers Coop. Elevator Co. v. Jelinek, No. A-04-761, 2006 WL 223155 (Neb. Ct. App. Jan. 31, 2006) (validity of forward contract; interference with ability to contract)
NEW JERSEY
Valenti v. Going Grain, Inc., 159 A.D.3d 645, 74 N.Y.S.3d 520 (2018) (vendor justified in terminating contract of sale) Text
Wendling v. Pfizer, Inc., No. L-348-04, 2008 WL 833549 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. March 31, 2008) (negligent misrepresentation; violation of state consumer fraud act)
NEW YORK
Stavinsky v. Prof-2013-S3 Legal Title Tr. by U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, Fay Servicing, 60 Misc. 3d 410, 77 N.Y.S.3d 287 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2018) (terms of auction sale of former tenants’ shares in cooperative apartment in satisfaction of their debt to lender were not unconscionable) Text
Howlett Farms v. Fessner, — N.Y.S.3d —, 2010 WL 4703842 (N.Y. App. Div. Nov. 19, 2010) (failure to deliver corn pursuant to futures contract) Text
Grinnell v. G. Beames & Sons, Inc., 19 Misc.3d 1113(A), 2008 WL 880299 (N.Y. Super. Ct. 2008) (breach of warranty; negligent application) Text
Jacob H. Rottkamp & Son, Inc. v. Wulforst Farms, LLC, 17 Misc.3d 382, 844 N.Y.S.2d 600 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2007) (doctrine of emblements) Text
L.S. & Sons Farms, LLC v. Agway, Inc., 837 N.Y.S.2d 448, 41 A.D.3d 1152 (N.Y. App. Div. 2007) (agency relationship between producer and distributor of seeds) Text
R.F. Cunningham & Co., Inc. v. Driscoll, 7 Misc.3d 234 (N.Y. City Ct. 2005) (farmer as “merchant”) Text
Brennan v. Shapiro, 12 A.D.3d 547 (N.Y. App. Div. 2004) (“as is” clause in bill of sale) Text
Telemark LLC v. Grunder, 305 A.D.2d 981 (N.Y. App. Div. 2003) (damages for breach of dairy equipment lease) Text
NORTH CAROLINA
Indus. Hemp Mfg., LLC v. Am. Hemp Seed Genetic, LLC, 270 N.C. App. 372, 838 S.E.2d 207 (2020) (breach of contract for the sale of industrial hemp seeds) Text
Jack H. Winslow Farms, Inc. v. Dedmon, 615 S.E.2d 41 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005) (statute of repose) Text
NORTH DAKOTA
Schulz v. Helmers, 2021 ND 158, 963 N.W.2d 733 (N.D. 2021) (diminution of value was appropriate measure of farm landlord’s breach of lease damages following fire which destroyed a barn, pole barn and shed) Text
Hartman v. Grager, 2021 ND 160, 964 N.W.2d 482 (N.D. 2021) (document in which vendor sold farmstead and farmland constituted valid contract) Text
Great Western Bank v. Willmar Poultry Co., 780 N.W.2d 437 (N.D. 2010) (turkey poults used to produce mature flock were supplies under agricultural supplier’s lien statute) Text
Langer v. Bartholomay, 745 N.W.2d 649 (N.D. 2008) (breach of lease by growing sugar beets) Text
Superior, Inc. v. Behlen Mfg. Co., 738 N.W.2d 19 (N.D. 2007) (statute of limitations; equitable tolling; negligence) Text
H-T Enter. v. Antelope Creek Bison Ranch, 694 N.W.2d 691 (N.D. 2005) (eviction from farm lease) Text
Pratt v. Altendorf, 692 N.W.2d 115 (N.D. 2005) (statutory notice requirement) Text
OHIO
Sullinger v. Reed, 2021-Ohio-2872 (Ohio Ct. App. Aug. 23, 2021) (valid lease agreement existed) Text
H & C Ag Servs., LLC v. Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC, No 6-15-02, 2015-Ohio- 3714 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 14, 2015) (alleged breach of contract for purchase of chicken manure and removal from egg laying facilities) Text
Winner Bros., L.L.C. v. Seitz Elec., Inc., No. 1740, 2009 WL 1387123, 2009 -Ohio- 2316U (Ohio Ct. App. May 15, 2009) (breach of contract; failure to properly wire dairy barn) Text
Minster Farmers Coop. Exch. Co. v. Meyer, No. 17-08-31, 2008 WL 806575 (Ohio Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2008) (judgment for amount due on account; calculation of interest)
Bohl v. Hauke, No. 08CA10, 2009-Ohio-150, 2009 WL 104632 (Ohio Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2009) (breach of contract and warranties in dairy barn construction) Text
Burger v. Buck, No. 2008-P-0041, 2008 WL 4964670 (Ohio Ct. App. Nov. 21, 2008) (breach of lease agreement; failure to notarize) Text
Johnson v. Monsanto Co., No. 11-02-02, 2002 WL 2030889 (Ohio Ct. App. Sept. 6, 2002) (breach of implied and expressed warranties)
OKLAHOMA
Bank of Kremlin v. ARA, L.P., 2020 OK CIV APP 30, 469 P.3d 724 (bank’s perfected security interest in farmer’s crops had priority over landlord’s lien arising from farmer’s failure to make rent payments) Text
OREGON
Lyons v. Beeman, 311 Or. App. 560, 494 P.3d 358, review denied, 368 Or. 513, 493 P.3d 507 (2021) (contract enforceable for harvest-related payments) Text
Hunter v. Woodburn Fertilizer, Inc., 144 P.3d 970 (Or. Ct. App. 2006) (creation of expressed warranty) Text
Russell v. Deere & Co., 61 P.3d 955 (Or. Ct. App. 2003) (products liability; defect in combine not unreasonably dangerous) Text
PENNSYLVANIA
Chillas v. Reedy, 241 A.3d 431 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020), appeal denied, 252 A.3d 1080 (Pa. 2021) (farm lease agreement unconscionable and lacked consideration) Text
Morningstar v. Hallett, 858 A.2d 125 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2004) (effect of “as is” clause) Text
Stiles v. Auctioneers Exam’rs Bd., 816 A.2d 1254 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2003) (auctioneer’s penalties for reselling equipment) Text
SOUTH DAKOTA
First Dakota Nat’l Bank v. Gregg, 2021 S.D. 53 (cattle owners not estopped from asserting debtors had no rights to cattle; precluding creditor from claiming interest in cattle) Text
Knecht v. Evridge, 2020 S.D. 9, 940 N.W.2d 318 (supplemental lease did not expressly provide for transfer of national grasslands grazing permit, and thus was not void as violating public policy) Text
O’Neill Farms, Inc. v. Reinert, 780 N.W.2d 55, 2010 WL 819819 (S.D. 2010) (breach of combine lease, forum selection clause; choose of law) Text
Johnson v. Larson, 779 N.W.2d 412, 2010 WL 661781 (S.D. 2010) (breach of contract to remove rock from farmland) Text
McGregor v. Crumley, 775 N.W.2d 91 (S.D. 2009) (breach of dairy cattle contract) Text
Baldwin v. Castro County Feeders, 678 N.W.2d 796 (S.D. 2004) (arbitration clause) Text
Dakota Pork Indust. v. City of Huron, 638 N.W.2d 884 (S.D. 2002) (sale of water under UCC) Text
TENNESSEE
Wooten Tractor Co. v. Arcon of Tenn., L.L.C., No. W2008-01650-COA-R3-CV, 2009 WL 1492227 (Tenn. Ct. App. May 28, 2009) (breach of tractor lease agreement) Text
Burton v. Warren Farmers Coop., 129 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003) (waiver of breach of warranty claims; negligence) Text
TEXAS
Armendariz v. Hudgens, 618 S.W.3d 750 (Tex. App. 2020) (agent of cattle trader did not have actual authority to contract with seller to purchase cattle) Text
Caniglio v. Woods, 593 S.W.3d 856 (Tex. App. 2019) (injunction was void for not showing facts relied on in prohibiting interference with lessee’s hay harvest rights under farm lease agreement) Text
Taft v. Sherman, 301 S.W.3d 452 (Tex. App. 2009) (statute of frauds) Text
Cate v. Woods, 299 S.W.3d 149 (Tex. App. 2009) (specific performance unavailable) Text
Penner Cattle, Inc. v. Cox, 287 S.W.3d 370 (Tex. App. 2009) (contract dispute; what was owed for medicine, feed, and transportation costs) Text
Brent v. Field, 275 S.W.3d 611 (Tex. App. 2008) (breach of partnership sale contract) Text
Besteman v. Pitcock, 272 S.W.3d 777 (Tex. App. 2008) (construction of lease agreement) Text
Adobe Land Corp. v. Griffin, L.L.C., 236 S.W.3d 351 (Tex. App. 2007) (products liability) Text
Barker v. Eckman, 213 S.W.3d 306 (Tex. 2006) (breach of bull semen agreement) Text
Rothwell v. Parker, No. 10-05-00314-CV, 2006 WL 2978327 (Tex. App. Oct. 18, 2006) (existence of contract to maintain bulls)
Gabriel v. Lovewell, 164 S.W.3d 835 (Tex. App. 2005) (negligent death of horse in care of horse farm) Text
Morris v. Kohls-York, 164 S.W.3d 686 (Tex. App. 2005) (personal jurisdiction; breach of warranty in embryo transfer) Text
Leier v. Purnell, No. 2-04-039-CV, 2004 WL 2830645 (Tex. App. Dec. 9, 2004) (breach of contract to purchase a horse)
Anderson v. Long, 118 S.W.3d 806 (Tex. App. 2003) (violation of state deceptive trade protection act) Text
Monsanto Co. Davis, 97 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App. 2002) (class certification of state deceptive trade practices claims) Text
UTAH
Stone v. Flint, 238 P.3d 70 (Utah Ct. App. 2010) (equipment conveyed in real estate transaction) Text
VERMONT
Bourdeau Bros. v. Boissonneault Fam. Farm, Inc., 2020 VT 35, 212 Vt. 231, 236 A.3d 1263 (2020) (whether attorney’s fee provisions in invoices were a “material alteration” of grain supply contract could not be determined as a matter of law) Text
EBWS, LLC v. Britly Corp., 928 A.2d 497 (Vt. 2007) (breach of construction contract) Text
WASHINGTON
Schroeder v. Haberthur, 200 Wash. App. 167, 401 P.3d 319 (2017) (timber is not a crop, thus property used for growing or felling timber is not agricultural property protected from nonjudicial foreclosure) Text
Wilcox v. Clasen Fruit & Cold Storage Co., No. 28588-0-III, 2011 WL 383926 (Wash. Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2011) (dispute over “optimum color and size” provision of fruit growing contract)
Eastwood v. Horse Harbor Found., No. 81977-7, 2010 WL 4351986 (Wash. Nov. 4, 2010) (action against farm lessee for commission of waste and negligence) Text
Am. States Ins. Co. v. S.S. Equip., Inc., No. 27966-9-III, 2010 WL 27471 (Wash. Ct. App. Jan. 7, 2010) (negligent repair of combine) Text
Bravo Farms, LLC v. Battin, No. 26550-1-III, 2008 WL 3867162 (Wash. Ct. App. Aug. 21, 2008) (no valid right to first refusal)
Ochoa Ag Unlimited, L.L.C. v. Delanoy, 114 P.3d 692 (Wash. Ct. App. 2005) (statutory arbitration not prerequisite) Text
Rogers Potato Serv., L.L.C. v. Countrywide Potato, L.L.C., 97 P.3d 745 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004) (breach of potato seed contract) Text
Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. v. United Dominion Indus., Inc., 76 P.3d 1205 (Wash. Ct. App. 2003) (breach of hay barn construction) Text
WISCONSIN
Krueger v. Hsu, 2021 WI App 36, 960 N.W.2d 630 (parties modified a futures contract by their conduct) Text
Butzlaff v. Reynolds, 2018 WI App 71, 384 Wis. 2d 632, 922 N.W.2d 311 (contract timber harvester required to refund an overpayment for his services for breaching oral agreement) Text
Dandy Veal, LLC v. Midwest Milk Prods., Inc., No. 2007AP1791, 2009 WL 1378435 (Wis. Ct. App. May 19, 2009) (no breach of implied warranty in sale of liquid fat blend) Text
Hefty v. Strickhouser, 2008 WI 96 (Wis. 2008) (negligent dairy nutritionist services) Text
Wilson v. Tuxen, No. 2007AP1964, 2008 WL 2097394 (Wis. Ct. App. May 20, 2008) (economic loss doctrine; breach of contract claims) Text
Foremost Farms USA Coop. v. Performance Process, Inc., 726 N.W.2d 289 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006) (economic loss doctrine) Text
Royster-Clark, Inc. v. Olsen’s Mill, Inc., 714 N.W.2d 530 (Wis. Ct. App. 2006) (statute of frauds) Text
Anderson v. Forde, 2005 WI App 214, 2005 WL 2036234 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005) (statute of limitations) Text
Patrick Fur Farms, Inc. v. United Vaccines, Inc., 703 N.W.2d 707 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005) (federal preemption of state product liability claims) Text
Grams v. Milk Products, Inc., 699 N.W.2d 167 (Wis. 2005) (economic loss doctrine) Text
WYOMING
Gould v. Ochsner, 2015 WY 101, 354 P.3d 965 (Wyo. 2015) (ranch manager failed to establish ownership of cattle; no breach of contract) Text
Foxley & Co. v. Ellis, 201 P.3d 425 (Wyo. 2009) (breach of land sale contract) Text
Forshee v. Delaney, 118 P.3d 445 (Wyo. 2005) (breach of center pivot installation contract) Text
Dewey v. Wentland, 38 P.3d 402 (Wyo. 2002) (misrepresentations made in sale of ranch) Text