Martel v. Chattanooga Parking Stations, Inc.

The appellant, Elizabeth Diane Martel, appeals from the action of the trial judge in dismissing, upon demurrer, her declaration for damages resulting from a vehicle collision.

The facts necessary to note are as follows: Appellee, Chattanooga Parking Stations, Inc., operates several public parking lots in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On October 18, 1968, one, Adrilene D. Bowen, drove her Pontiac automobile to one of the appellee’s parking lots for the purpose of having her car parked thereon. Appellee’s procedure in parking cars was for an attendant to give the owner or driver a claim check and then…