Whitlock v. Trammell

CULVER, Justice.

Appellant, Jack Whitlock and wife, brought this suit against appellee, J. W. Trammell, alleging that they had made a verbal bailment contract, by the terms of which, for a consideration, Trammell was to receive and use a large commercial trailer belonging to appellants, while the appellant Whitlock was making a trip to California, and that upon his return the truck was redelivered to him in a damaged condition. The appellee answered by a 'general denial.

Upon the trial, appellee maintained that he made no such agreement, 'that the trailer was never delivered to him and that he…