Hannah v. Brown

The only issue presented on appeal is: May plaintiff whose automobile was damaged by defendant recover for the loss of use thereof during the time reasonably necessary for its repair?

At trial below, it was stipulated that the difference between the value of plaintiff's automobile immediately before its accident with defendant and its value immediately after the accident in its damaged condition was $805. It was also stipulated that the reasonable rental value of a replacement car during the time of repair of plaintiff's automobile was $576.60. The trial court awarded judgment for an amount…