Wendt v. Sley System Garages

Opinion by

Baldrige, J.,

The plaintiff drove his automobile into an open parking lot operated by the defendant, paying a fee of 10 cents. He received a ticket or check, which stated :.“Not responsible for fire or theft. All valuables must be checked.” About 5 o’clock when he returned for his car, he found it had been stolen. It was recovered the next day, with some of the equipment missing. Plaintiff brought this suit, alleging that the defendant, as bailee, had failed to exercise ordinary diligence in the care of the chattel bailed. A trial in the municipal court before Tumolillo, J., sitting…