Delgado v. Mitchell

SHRUM, Presiding Judge.

Ben Delgado (“Plaintiff’) sued Jerry Mitchell (“Mitchell”) and Camelback Castle Corporation (“Castle Corp.”), alleging they (“Defendants”) owed Plaintiff rent under an oral contract. 1 Specifically, Plaintiff alleged Defendants stored their full-sized antique railroad train on Plaintiffs property for a monthly rental amount that Defendants had not fully paid. Defendants counterclaimed, alleging Plaintiff breached his oral promise to put the train engine on blocks and secure the entire train “from vandals, the elements and other potential hazards.”

After a non-jury trial,…