Placanica v. Riach Oldsmobile Co.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff in an action brought by him against the defendant Riach Oldsmobile Company, Inc., for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as the result of a fall in the service department of the defendant corporation.

For many years the defendant operated an Oldsmobile dealership in the city of Seattle and, as an adjunct thereto, maintains service and repair facilities. Customers desiring to have their cars serviced drive into the building and, after their orders are taken by the salesmen, a “car jockey” moves the car to…