Benton v. Wesley Machinery, Inc.

Pope, Judge.

Plaintiff Wesley Machinery, Inc., sued defendant Dr. Phillip Benton on an open account for farm equipment, repair services and other goods and services supplied by plaintiff to defendant. One of the items on the account was a mower listed at $8,323. During deliberations the jury sent in a written question to the court asking which party would retain ownership of the mower upon termination of the case. The judge replied in writing that the issue of ownership of the mower had been resolved by agreement between the parties but did not inform the jury of the substance of the…