American La France Fire Engine Co. ex rel. American La France & Foamite Industries, Inc. v. Borough of Shenandoah

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

This action was begun by a bill in equity filed prior to the effective date of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c. The plaintiff is a manufacturer of fire apparatus. It seeks to recover from the defendant the reasonable rental value of two fire trucks, each consisting of a combination of pump, chemical engine and hose motor car. The new Rules are held applicable to the case, and the doubt as to equity jurisdiction because of an adequate remedy at law is thus eliminated.. The trucks were delivered under what- is called A “lease…