Montana Leather Co. v. Colwell

Plaintiff, the owner of a Buick automobile, stored it with defendant, the operator of a storage garage, and paid, or agreed to pay, a monthly charge therefor. The contract of storage was made by John MacPherson, secretary and treasurer of plaintiff corporation, who testified that his contract covered the storage of three cars, a Ford, a Dodge truck, and the Buick. He testified that his instructions to defendant were: “This truck driver of mine, Jimmy White, he drives the Dodge truck, and Frank Shea drives the Ford, and I drive the Buick. There is nobody else to have these cars out. ’ ’

Defendan…