Gaudin Motor Co. v. Wodarek

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, C. J.:

The principal question presented on this appeal concerns the liability of a bailee for damages or loss of an automobile, the subject of the bailment, under a bailment for the benefit of both parties.

In this action, appellant, a car dealer, was the owner of an automobile which it delivered to respondent, a prospective purchaser. In order to demonstrate the suitability of the automobile, appellant authorized respondent to drive it from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Boulder City and back. On the return trip appellant lost control of the vehicle, it left the road and…