Lorang v. Heinz

This is an interlocutory appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict of liability in a separated trial.

The action was brought by plaintiffs to recover damages from defendant for injuries received when their automobile was struck by defendant’s car, being driven by a thief who had stolen it some ten days prior to the accident. Defendant’s car, when stolen, had been left unoccupied in a parking lot of a shopping center with the keys in the ignition and the motor running.

The cause went to trial on the amended complaint which charged common-law negligence in leaving the automobile unattended, with…