McDonald v. Breaux Ballard, Inc.

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellee, Breaux Ballard, Inc., operates a garage in Louisville, Kentucky, where it stores, services, and repairs automobiles. On January 29,1943, the appellant, Wilmoth McDonald, brought an action against the appellee to recover damages in the sum of $700 for injuries to her automobile alleged to have been sustained while it was in the custody of the defendant. The plaintiff alleged in her petition that she was the owner of a Dodge automobile of the reasonable value of $900, and that on December 23,1942, she took it to defendant’s garage for the…