Sandler v. Commonwealth Station Co.

The plaintiff at some time during the day on June 30, 1939, parked his automobile in a public parking station, operated by the defendant in the down town section of the city of Boston. The plaintiff paid a required charge to the defendant’s agent and, at the latter’s request, left the keys to the automobile in the ignition switch. When the plaintiff returned to the parking station between 6 and 6:15 p.m., there was no attendant there and *471the plaintiff found that his automobile had been stolen. The automobile was later recovered in a damaged condition.

The plaintiff brought this action to…