Sewall v. Fitz-Inn Auto Parks, Inc.

Action against a parking lot operator for the loss by theft of an automobile.

There was evidence that the defendant operated a public parking lot on Ocean Street in Severe. The lot was 200 feet by 100 feet in dimension. The front of the lot borders on Ocean Street and is open. The rear of the lot which borders on the street car area is marked by a fence.

*93On April 15, 1970, the plaintiff entered the defendant’s parking lot at the entrance from Ocean Street, paid his parking fee of twenty-five cents, and received a ticket. He placed the car at a spot indicated to him by the attendant, locked the…