Legal Opinion
First American Bank, N.A. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 11, 1990No. 86-741PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELSON, Associate Judge:
This case arises from the unexplained disappearance of a bank dispatch bag from a vehicle owned by First American Bank after the vehicle had been towed to an impoundment lot because it was parked illegally in a rush hour zone. The main issue on appeal is whether the bank can recover from the District of Columbia and the towing company on a showing of failure to exercise ordinary care. We hold that it can.
The facts, as found by the trial court after trial without jury, are not in dispute. Appellant First American Bank employed Ronald Armstead as a courier whose duties…
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