Hacker v. Dan Young Chevrolet, Inc.

Plaintiff-appellant Noble Hacker (Hacker) filed his complaint for damages for the value of his tools, *29which disappeared from the garage of defendant-appellee Dan Young Chevrolet, Inc. (dealer). Trial was to the court which entered its special findings of fact and conclusions of law and subsequently entered judgment thereon adverse to appellant-Hacker.

The facts most favorable to the appellee as disclosed by the record before us, are as follows: Hacker worked as a truck mechanic on a straight commission basis for the dealer and furnished his own tools. He was not required to furnish his own…