Jennings Enterprises, Inc. v. Carte

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff Charles Carte brought this tort action against defendants Jennings Enterprises, Inc. (“JEI”) and Robbie Jennings, alleging that in March 1992, plaintiff entrusted a certain red “1987 Mercedes 560 SEL automobile,” to defendants for storage and safekeeping, to which bailment defendants assented; but that in “December, 1992, the Mercedes disappeared from Defendants’ place of business.” Plaintiff demanded “the sum of $20,000,. . . plus pre-judgment interest at 7% per annum from the date of loss, plus expenses of litigation.” Plaintiff also asserted a claim for…