Legal Opinion
Hutton v. Public Storage Management, Inc.
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided April 28, 1998PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
*541Judgment unanimously reversed without costs and complaint dismissed.
One of the essential elements of a bailment is that the property be taken into the possession of the bailee (Osborn v Cline, 263 NY 434, 437). The determination as to whether the relationship is one of bailor and bailee turns on whether there is a relinquishment of exclusive possession, control and dominion over the property (9 NY Jur 2d, Bailments and Chattel Leases, §§ 13, 14; Dubay v Trans-America Ins. Co., 75 AD2d 312, 317), and “depends on the place, the conditions, and the nature of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Osborn v. ClineNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Dubay v. Trans-America InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Levy v. Morgan Brothers Manhattan Storage Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Ross v. Tuck-It-Away, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- De Koenigsberg v. Brown's Warehouse Corp.New York Supreme Court · 1959
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Cargill Inc. v. Trico Steel Co. (In Re Trico Steel Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2002
- New York Central Mutual Insurance v. Medical Diagnostic Imaging, PLLCCity of New York Municipal Court · 2011