Ryan v. Penn Jersey Boiler Construction Co.

At issue in this civil action is a claim made by the plaintiff for services rendered to the defendant. The defendant counterclaimed alleging, among other matters, that the plaintiff unlawfully deprived it of a certain piece of its equipment for a period of four months. In a trial by court without jury, the court found in favor of the plaintiff, less the amount of damage found to have been sustained by the defendant for the loss of equipment use. The amount of the credit was $2,000.00. It is from this credit in favor of the defendant that the plaintiff appeals.

Although the evidence introduced…