Wall v. Airport Parking Co.

Defendant, Airport Parking Company of Chicago, operator of a self-parking lot at O’Hare Airport as lessee of the city of Chicago, appealed to the Appellate Court, First District, from a judgment against it in favor of the insurer of an automobile stolen from the lot. The Appellate Court reversed, (88 Ill. App. 2d 108,) and we granted leave to appeal.

The cause was submitted on an agreed statement of facts. The lot is wholly enclosed, well lighted, paved and marked into parking spaces. Motorists enter through automatic gates and there receive a ticket bearing the date and time of arrival. They…