Decatur Cooperative Association v. Urban

Urban (defendant), a wheat farmer, orally agreed by phone to sell 10,000 bushels of wheat to Decatur (plaintiff), a grain dealer that, per its standard industry practice, immediately resold the wheat to a regional elevator the following day; Decatur sent a written confirmation Urban never signed or objected to, but when wheat prices rose sharply, Urban refused to deliver. The trial court granted summary judgment for Urban based on the UCC statute of frauds, and Decatur appealed, arguing promissory estoppel should defeat that defense.