Legal Opinion
1420 Park Road Parking, Inc. v. Consolidated Mutual Insurance
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 30, 1961No. 2670PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
The windshield of an automobile belonging to appellee was broken while the vehicle stood on appellant’s parking lot. In this suit for damages the trial court ruled that appellant qualified as a bailee for hire in the operation of its business, and as such was bound to absolve itself of responsibility for the loss. The failure to introduce “evidence sufficient to rebut the presumption of negligence” resulted in a finding against appellant.
The parking lot in question is located in an uptown business section of the District. A large sign fronting on an adjacent street…
2Cases cited6 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
- National Mortgage & Inv. Corp. v. ShulmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Hecht Co. v. LeiteDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Westchester Development Corp. v. Burkett ex rel. Automobile Ins.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by16 opinions
- McGlynn v. Newark Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Equity Mutual Insurance Co. v. Affiliated Parking, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1969
- Allright Auto Parks, Inc. v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1977
- Scruggs v. DennisTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
- Wall v. Airport Parking Co. of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1967
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