Galion Iron Works & Manufacturing Co. v. City of Georgetown

Mr. Presiding Justice Dady

delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought against the City of Georgetown to recover for the alleged rental of a road grader owned by plaintiff;

The complaint alleged that the grader had been delivered by plaintiff to defendant at defendant’s request on August 6, 1937; that it had been used by defendant from August 6, 1937, to May 4, 1939, in the repair, improvement and upkeep of defendant’s streets, and that the reasonable value of such use during this period amounted to the sum of $2,400.

Defendant’s answer denied that such grader was delivered at the…