Legal Opinion
Barnett Motor Transportation Co. v. Cummins Diesel Engines of Connecticut, Inc.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided December 10, 1971PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLoiselle, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover the value of a fully equipped Mack diesel tractor, stolen while alleged to be in the possession of the defendant as a bailee for hire. The defendant has appealed from the judgment rendered for the plaintiff. The complaint is in two counts; the first count relies on the contract of bailment, and the second rests on the alleged negligence of the defendant. The defendant admitted the tractor had been stolen, and, by way of special defense to the first count, alleged redelivery of the tractor when it left the tractor in its yard in accordance with the…
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