Crawford v. Holmes & Waddell, Inc.

SIMPSON, Justice.

On February 11, 1961, the appellant rented a 1960 Ford automobile from the appellee. The car had 8,785 miles showing on its speedometer. The appellant signed a rental agreement, agreeing to pay a mileage charge at the rate of ten cents per mile, service and time charges of $50.00 per week, plus $10.00 for each additional day, plus $1.50 for each additional hour for the period of rental; a sum equal to the cost of all damages done to the vehicle during the rental period; and a sum equal to the value of all tires, tools and accessories lost or stolen from the vehicle.

The…