Hamel v. Massachusetts Port Authority

Mulligan J.

This is a petition to establish a report brought by the plaintiff. The report was disallowed by the trial judge.

The plaintiff in this action brought suit against the defendant claiming that the defendant, as operator of a parking garage, failed in its duty to exercise reasonable care, and as a result, an automobile belonging to the plaintiff, lawfully parked in the defendant’s garage, was stolen. After trial, judgment entered for the defendant based on a finding that the defendant took reasonable precautions to prevent the theft of automobiles parked at its facility.

The plaintiff,…