Burchett v. Jones

CLAY, Commissioner. • -

This suit was brought by plaintiff Jones (appellee) to recover from defendant Bur-chett (appellant) the sum of, $5,200 allegedly due on an oral contract for rental of road construction machinery and equipment. The parties are in direct disagreement with respect to the agreed rental. , The case was tried by the circuit court without a jury, and the judge found: (1) The plaintiff had agreed to rent machinery and equipment to defendant “at a reasonable rental figure”; (2) the reasonable rental value was $2800 a month; (3) the defendant had paid $1,500 a month rental; (4)…