Red-Cross Laundry v. Tuten

1. Where a laundry company, on accepting articles of wearing apparel from a customer for the purpose of laundering them, leaves with the customer a printed memorandum that the articles are accepted by the bailee with the understanding that the bailee is not responsible for damages in case of fire, there arises no contract releasing the bailee from liability for damage to the articles on account of fire, since there is no special agreement between the parties by which the bailor agrees to release the bailee from liability on account of the latter’s negligence. American Laundry Co. v. Hall, 27…