Brassy

Brassy v. Permanente Metals Corp.

Good Law
163 F.2d 525·1947 U.S. App. LEXIS 3217
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 4, 1947No. 11443California2,828 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Mathews, J.

Appellant and Robert P. Easley, partners doing business as Easley & Brassy, brought an action against appellee. 1 Eas-ley died while the action was pending. Thereafter the action was prosecuted by appellant. 2 Appellee filed an answer containing a counterclaim, to which appellant filed a reply. The action was tried by the court without a jury. The court found the facts, stated its conclusions and entered judgment that appellant take nothing, and that appellee recover, on its counterclaim, $4,769.89. This appeal is from that judgment.

Appellant and Easley made three agreements with appellee — an agreement dated January 16, 1943, entitled “Rental-Purchase Agreement No. PD-420,” hereafter called agreement A; an agreement dated May 4, 1943, entitled “Rental-Purchase Agreement No. PD-482,” hereafter called agreement B; and an agreement dated November 16, 1943, entitled “Change Order No. 1,” hereafter called agreement C.

By agreement A, appellant and Easley leased to appellee a Lima crane, model 602, serial No. 500, hereafter called crane A, and appellee agreed to pay appellant and Easley a rental of $1,050 for the first 240 hours in each month or part thereof during the term of the…

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