Legal Opinion
Swarth v. Barney's Clothes, Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided September 12, 1963PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSamuel H. Hoestadter, J.
The plaintiff sued in the Small Claims Court for $350 for the loss of a wallet claimed to have been left in her automobile while parked in the defendant’s parking lot. The defendant, Barney’s Clothes, Inc., maintains the lot for the free use of its patrons. The plaintiff testified that she had $350 in cash in the wallet when she left her home, had removed the wallet from her purse only to pay a toll, and, in attempting to replace it, inadvertently left it on the seat of the car. On the request of the parking lot attendant, she left the keys with him after locking the car. It is not claimed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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