Mayhar v. Triana

OPINION

McCLOUD, Chief Justice.

This is a bailment case. Vennie Triana, bailor, sued Joe Mayhar, individually and doing business as Joe Mayhar Texaco Station, bailee, for damages to bailor’s automobile. Bailor’s 1977 Chevrolet automobile stopped running in front of bailee’s service station. Both parties agreed that bailee would repair the vehicle by installing a carburetor kit at a cost of $50.00. The automobile caught fire while in the possession of the bailee. The trial court granted a partial summary judgment in favor of bailor on the issue of liability. A jury later found the damages to the…