Bomanite Designs, Inc. v. LeBail

FORD, J.,

This appeal is from the trial court's decision awarding appellee, Bomanite Designs, Inc., money damages against appellant, Tim A. LeBail, in the amount of $3,049.57. The trial *482court also awarded appellant a $100 judgment against appellee.

This action began with appellee filing a complaint for replevin of a 1965 John Deere backhoe on December 8, 1988. Appellee then moved for an order. of possession under R.C. 2737.03. Appellant, who was holding the backhoe in order to preserve his rights to a mechanic's lien, filed a counterclaim on January 6, 1989, for amounts owed for repairs made by…