Legal Opinion
Ampco Auto Parks, Inc. v. Williams
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 31, 1974No. 18392PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.
The problem presented by this appeal is that of divisible bailment. Specifically, the question is whether an automobile parking station, as bailee, is legally liable to the owner of undisclosed personal property contained in the trunk of an automobile left at the station to be parked and which was thereafter negligently lost.
Ampco Auto Parks, Inc. (AMPCO) operated a commercial parking station in Dallas, Texas. On July 22, 1972 R. W. Williams was visiting in Dallas and driving a rented automobile. The trunk of the automobile contained clothing and other personal…
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