Parking Management, Inc. v. Gilder

(dissenting) :

Appellee parked his car at the Parking Management, Inc. parking area which is enclosed within the Washington Hilton hotel in this city. He locked his car and kept the keys. He then opened the trunk in *325plain view of a group of employees and placed his lady friend’s cosmetic bag in it and then locked the trunk. The rear of the car was exposed to the aisle. Upon his return, he found the trunk lid damaged from being pried and reported it to the management.

The principal question for the court, initially at least, is the legal relationship between the parties. More particularly, it…