Starke Memorial Hospital v. Todd Equipment Leasing Co.

Appellee, Todd, brought suit alleging that it had leased certain equipment to appellant, hospital; and that the hospital had failed to comply with the lease terms to Todd’s damage in the amount of $20,423.17.

The hospital filed an answer in denial and a counterclaim in which it sought recovery of the payments it had made under the lease. It also filed third party complaints against the manufacturer of the items involved and against a bank, alleging it to be assignee of the lessor’s interest in the lease. These complaints were answered by denials and by the manufacturer’s assertion that the…