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The Case Of The Spray-Painted Skid Steer

The search for justice is often difficult, but when a legal technicality occurs, the case doesn't always go the way some people think it should.

This story begins during a time when Cory Shiflett, a superintendent at Paul Reed Construction, and company workers and equipment were working on the Heartland Express south of Alliance in Morrill County.

At the Heartland worksite, a yellow 2019 John Deere 325G skid steer owned by Paul Reed Construction disappeared. When new, the skid steer was worth $90,000, but as used equipment, it still had a value of approximately $30,000.

Shiflett thought the cr...