Dawson v. Fusco's Auto Service, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtBrowning, J.
This is a suit to recover damages resulting- from the theft of a Chevrolet automobile which was stolen from a parking lot in the city of Richmond on the 21st day of September, 1939. Mrs. Dawson, the owner of the automobile, instituted suit against Fusco’s Auto Service, Inc., the operator of the parking lot. Mrs. Dawson had been parking her car on this lot practically since the beginning of the business. The lot is on 12th and Franklin Streets, Richmond, which is very near the Virginia Motor Vehicle Department building, where she was employed. Her husband was also in the employ of the same…
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