Acme Crane Rental Co. v. Ideal Cement Co.

CALLISTER, Justice.

On February 13, 1960, plaintiff, Acme, entered into an oral arrangement to lease a 60-ton crane to defendant, Utah Crane. The rented crane was to be used by Utah on a j ob for Ideal Cement Company at its plant near Devil’s Slide, Utah. In the early morning of February 17, 1960, cracks were noticed in the outrigger boxes of the crane and work was halted for a period of about 12 hours to make the necessary repairs.

Originally Acme brought this action against Ideal to foreclose a mechanic’s lien for unpaid crane rental. Utah Crane intervened and assumed responsibility for the…