Bryant v. Clearwater Timber Co.

After some preliminary negotiations with Mr. Portfors, a garage owner in Orofino, Tom Kinney, logging superintendent of the appellant, leased for appellant from respondent a five-ton G. M. C. truck at $10 a day, not in excess of $400 worth of repairs to be made on the truck before delivery to appellant, to be paid in the first instance by appellant, but to be deducted from the rental paid respondent by appellant.

Upon the return of the truck by appellant to respondent this action was instituted to recover $1,600 as the alleged market value of the truck when delivered by respondent to…