Legal Opinion
Columbia Operating Corp. v. Kettler
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 20, 1949No. 797PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
This appeal involves the question of burden of proof when a claim is asserted for damage to an automobile while stored for hire in a parking-garage. The sole issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to sustain a finding of the trial court that the garage operator was liable to the automobile owner. The garage owner appeals on the ground that the judgment below was not supported by substantial evidence and was plainly wrong.
Plaintiff, owner of the damaged automobile, parked it with defendant. One of defendant’s employees drove it up a ramp to the second floor of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Commercial Molasses Corp. v. New York Tank Barge Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Hillow ex rel. American Automobile Ins. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Barclay, Inc. v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
3Cited by6 opinions
- Shea v. FridleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- National Mortgage & Inv. Corp. v. ShulmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Hecht Co. v. LeiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Star Pontiac Company v. Eastern Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
- Solomon v. EasterlyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960
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