Rebel Shrimpers, Inc. v. I.C.E. Co.

ALFORD, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court in favor of defendant, Industrial Consultant Engineering Company, Inc. (ICE), which dismissed plaintiff’s redhibition suit and granted a deficiency judgment in favor of ICE.

On March 19, 1981, the plaintiff, Rebel Shrimpers, Inc. (Rebel), purchased an ice maker from ICE. Rebel executed a chattel mortgage and note on April 1, 1981, in the amount of $90,000, which represented the balance due on the ice maker. The ice maker was designed to produce 36 tons of ice per day; however, Mr. Robert Richter, a representative of ICE,…