Arnold MacHinery Company v. Intrusion Prepakt Inc.

CROCKETT, Chief Justice.

Arnold Machinery Company sued to recover $3,580.52 for repairing a pneumatic compressor it leased to defendant, Intrusion Prepakt Inc. From a jury verdict and judgment for $2,500 plaintiff appeals claiming the judgment was too low; defendant cross-appeals contending that there should have been no judgment at all.

On July 9, 1958, plaintiff leased the compressor to defendant to use on a construction job near Ashton, Idaho. After two weeks’ use it broke down. Defendant notified plaintiff, emphasizing the necessity of having it repaired as quickly as possible to keep the…