Schleisner Co. v. Birchett

This appeal is from a judgment in the amount of $595.00, entered upon a jury's verdict in the Superior Court of Baltimore City, representing the value of a fur coat owned by the plaintiff which disappeared from the premises of her employer during working hours. The court denied motions for directed verdicts and submitted two issues to the jury: (1) whether the appellant furnished a reasonably safe place for the appellee to keep her garments and (2) whether the appellant’s personnel manager had apparent authority or power to bind the appellant by an indemnity-agreement the appellee'testified…