Meredith v. E. H. Reeder Construction Co.

ELLIS, Judge.

This is a suit for overtime rental, repairs and transportation charges arising out of the rental by the plaintiff of a piece of heavy *445equipment, consisting of a dragline to the defendant for the purpose of laying pipe. Plaintiff contended in the suit that he had rented to the defendant company the equipment for a base price of $1250.00 per month and that under the customary general industry practice, such rental was computed on a base rate use of the machine eight hours per day, five days a week, or, 176 hours per month of a thirty day consecutive day period and that the machine…