James Talcott, Inc. v. Reynolds

MR. JUSTICE JOHN C. HARRISON

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

Plaintiff, James Talcott, Inc., a New York corporation, brought this action in the district court, Sanders County, to recover a deficiency judgment against defendant Murry Reynolds. The jury held in favor of defendant and plaintiff appeals.

On May 3, 1966, defendant purchased a mountain logger from Star Equipment Company in Missoula, Montana. A mountain logger is a device with four large tires, hinged in the middle and a winch in the back. Its purpose is to skid logs from the location they are felled to a landing, where they can be…