Willamette Western Corp. v. Lowry

CAMPBELL, J.,

Pro Tempore.

The plaintiff filed this action seeking to recover damages caused by the defendant’s refusal to sell the plaintiff a used Drott 1500 Cruz Crane with a 61-foot Power Boom pursuant to an alleged rental-purchase agreement entered into between the parties on June 26, 1972. Although Edward J. Lowry is named as defendant both as an individual and as Ed Lowry Construction Co., we will refer to defendant as Lowry.

In 1971 Lowry purchased the crane in question for approximately $65,000, intending to use it in connection with two United States Forest Service projects. When these…