Byles Welding & Tractor, Inc. v. Eissman Estate

[, COOKS, Judge.

Barbara Eissman requested that Byles Welding & Tractor inspect various equipment owned by the Estate of Lee Eissman (the father of Barbara) to determine if the equipment could be repaired and sold to generate income for the estate. Clauriste Byles, the president and manager of Byles Welding & Tractor, in the past had performed work for Lee Eissman. Byles testified he told Barbara Eissman he would take the equipment, treat it as his own, work on it when he could, sell it, and send her the profits after deducting the repair costs. One piece of equipment, a TD8 bulldozer, needed…