Commodore Leasing, Inc. v. Metropolitan District Commission

The defendant, Metropolitan District Commission (MDC), appeals from a judgment for the plaintiff in the amount of $2,576.88, entered in the Superior Court after a trial before a judge sitting without a jury. The pivotal issue before the trial court was whether the plaintiff’s automobile was the subject of a bailment when it was stolen from an MDC parking lot. The judge ruled that a bailment had been created and imposed liability on the MDC as bailee. We reverse.

The following facts (taken from the judge’s findings and evidence before him) are not in dispute. On the morning of *267October 9, 1975,…