Legal Opinion
National Mortgage & Inv. Corp. v. Shulman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 23, 1954No. 1466PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
At about 9:30 p. m. on February 7, 1952, Shulman left his car at a parking garage operated by appellant. When he returned for it around midnight the same evening, it could not be found. The police were notified of the theft and several days later they discovered the car in a damaged condition. Shulman brought this suit to recover the cost of repairing the car. Trial was by judge and this appeal is taken from a decision in favor of plaintiff.
It is admitted that in this jurisdiction proof of the delivery of goods to a bailee and failure of the bailee to return them makes out…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Quinn v. Milner ex rel. Hartford Fire Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Hillow ex rel. American Automobile Ins. Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Barclay, Inc. v. MaxfieldDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Hecht Co. v. LeiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Columbia Operating Corp. v. KettlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
3Cited by9 opinions
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- Hallman v. Federal Parking Services, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Smith's Transfer and Storage Co. v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Star Pontiac Company v. Eastern Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1962
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