Legal Opinion
Star Pontiac Company v. Eastern Insurance Company
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1962No. 3032PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
An automobile belonging to appellee’s insured was left with appellant for repairs. While in appellant’s custody the car was stolen and later recovered in damaged condition. Appellee paid the cost of repairing the damage, became subrogated to the automobile owner’s claim, and had a finding and judgment in the trial court against appellant.
Appellee’s insured testified that when he returned to appellant’s lot to reclaim his car, after having been notified of the theft, he saw no evidence that the car had been broken into or that the wires had been crossed. He did notice that…
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