Althoff v. System Garages, Inc.

Damages resulting from the theft of the plaintiff’s automobile from the defendant’s parking garage, in Seattle, were sought in the instant action. The agreed statement of facts shows that the garage has an entrance on Sixth Avenue, another on Olive Street, and another on Seventh Avenue, which is the top parking level. There are a number of parking levels below this.

On the evening of December 19, 1959, the plaintiff left his 1958 Ford Thunderbird at the defendant’s garage, where he had often parked before, and received a claim check. According to the custom of the place, he left the key in the…