Lucksinger v. Salisbury, 2572

Decision Date08 December 1953
Docket NumberNo. 2572,2572
Citation72 Wyo. 164,264 P.2d 1007
PartiesLUCKSINGER et al. v. SALISBURY.
CourtWyoming Supreme Court

Harold M. Johnson, Rawlins, in support of petition for rehearing, for appellant.

Eph U. Johnson, Rawlins, for respondents.

HARNSBERGER, Justice.

Appellant's petition for rehearing takes exception to a portion of the opinion previously rendered, which stated:

'There was a serious conflict in testimony as to the number of tons of hay produced, which controversy involved the formula or method used to compute the tonnage, and there was other conflict in testimony as to the market value. Both of these matters required a determination of fact.'

It is claimed this was erroneous because----

'(a) There is no conflict in the evidence as to the number of tons of hay produced. The only evidence in that regard was that of plaintiff Temple's testimony as to the measurements of the stacks.

'(b) The only controversy in regard to the number of tons of hay was the application of the proper rule for determining the weight of the stacks which is essentially a question of law not fact.'

Perhaps counsel overlooked the defendant's testimony wherein he said in substance that when the hay was measured (by Temple) 'it was given a long tape'; that the stacker used was one for which 15 tons would be a large stack; that Temple's measurements would make stacks averaging 18 2/3 tons which was 'far in excess by two or three tons per stack' of the stacks previously made with the same stacker, and that he could not see how it was possible to 'wad eighteen and two-thirds tons into stacks with that size stacker.'

Although this disputed the Temple testimony, we properly assumed that the court accepted the testimony most favorable to the plaintiff, and so stated in the original opinion. This evidence showed the measurements to be as follows:

" L. W. O.

South No. 1 26 23.5 48

North No. 2 26.5 27.5 50

Lone No. 3 27 23. 48

East No. 4 25.5 22.5 48

South No. 5 21.5 18.5 39.5

North No. 6 23.5 23.5 47.5"

However, as counsel now points out, to accept the plaintiffs' measurements does not completely dispose of the question as to how much hay was produced, for there was still to be determined whether or not the proper formula was adopted by the court to compute the tonnage. The plaintiffs admitted there was no special agreement to use any particular method to calculate the weight, and the hay was shown to be clean timothy and clover and was measured shortly after it had been in stack 30 days, so the governing provision of our statutes applicable in this case is as follows:

Section 39-1011, Wyoming Compiled Statutes, 945:

'* * * Unless otherwise agreed to between the contracting parties, the following shall constitute the legal measurement for hay in stack in the state of Wyoming: * * * Four hundred and fifty (450) cubic feet shall constitute a ton of clean timothy and clover, after the same shall have been in the stack thirty (30) days, and...

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  • Hurst v. Davis
    • United States
    • Wyoming Supreme Court
    • November 19, 1963
    ...Holbrook v. Continental Oil Company, 73 Wyo. 321, 278 P.2d 798; Lucksinger v. Salisbury, 72 Wyo. 164, 262 P.2d 396, rehearing denied 264 P.2d 1007; Jacoby v. Town of City of Gillette, 62 Wyo. 487, 174 P.2d 505, 169 A.L.R. 502, rehearing denied 177 P.2d 204; Hinton v. Saul, 37 Wyo. 78, 259 P......
  • Buckman v. United Mine Workers of America, 2903
    • United States
    • Wyoming Supreme Court
    • May 19, 1959
    ...thing necessary to be found to sustain the order. He cites, for instance, the case of Lucksinger v. Salisbury, 72 Wyo. 164, 262 P.2d 396, 264 P.2d 1007 and also mentions the rule that where no special findings are made the presumptions are in favor and support of the trial court's judgment.......
  • Twing v. Schott
    • United States
    • Wyoming Supreme Court
    • April 29, 1959
    ...court may not substitute its conclusions for the findings made by the lower court. Lucksinger v. Salisbury, 72 Wyo. 164, 262 P.2d 396, 264 P.2d 1007. In the light of these rules we look to the evidence upon which plaintiffs rely to prove the misrepresentations and concealment which they all......
  • Trails Motors, Inc. v. First Nat. Bank of Laramie
    • United States
    • Wyoming Supreme Court
    • September 18, 1956
    ...177 P.2d 204, 169 A.L.R. 502; Hawkey v. Williams, 73 Wyo. 463, 281 P.2d 447; Lucksinger v. Salisbury, 72 Wyo. 164, 182, 262 P.2d 396, 264 P.2d 1007, where Justice Harnsberger cites many Charles L. Peters when asked under cross-examination whether he did not feel that he should tell persons ......
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