River Cities Construction Co. v. Ray

CRAIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the trial court dismissing plaintiff’s suit for recovery of a deck hoist or its stipulated value of $13,000.00.

On August 17, 1978, American Equipment Leasing Company (hereafter American) sold to defendant, Louis Ray, (hereafter Ray) the Barge Fleet 500. The barge had been leased by American to River Cities Construction Company, Inc., (hereafter River Cities) plaintiff-appellant herein. River Cities owned certain equipment which it had placed on the barge, including a three drum deck hoist that was mounted on the stern of the barge, a 670P & H…