Fred Meyer, Inc. v. TEMCO METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY

This is an action for damages by the holder of 30 forged checks to recover the loss it incurred after the checks had been stolen during a burglary of defendant’s office and then cashed at several of plaintiff’s stores. Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit. We affirm.

Plaintiff’s complaint alleged that defendant was negligent (1) in failing to place the blank checks in safekeeping; (2) in failing to place its check “protectograph” in safekeeping; and (3) in failing to lock the “proteetograph” so as to render it unusable.

Plaintiff offered evidence that plaintiff, a large…