Flynn v. Libkie

Defendant appeals by leave granted the circuit court’s affirmance of a district court judgment, which found the defendant liable in damages for his negligent care of the plaintiffs impounded automobile.

On September 19, 1977, defendant accepted plaintiff’s 1968 Chevrolet Camaro for storage after local police impounded it for displaying improper license plates. The car was towed to defendant’s service station in the rural town of Capac, Michigan, where it was parked adjacent to the station in an area which was lighted at night. The doors *334were locked, and the key was placed on a rack inside the…