Nichol v. WALL

D. W. Nichol, plaintiff and later respondent, sued Henning Wall, defendant and later appellant, for labor and materials furnished him in the construction of his house. Wall claimed certain offsets against the amount sought. As one such item Wall claimed the sum of $680 as the reasonable rental value of a certain chain saw rented by Wall to Nichol. The rental agreement was oral. There was no express agreement as to the amount to be paid to Wall by Nichol for the use of the machine. Respondent had the saw for 39 days but he testified that he only used it on weekends to cut timber. The cost of…