Carty v. Lemmon Auto Co.

An automobile belonging to the plaintiff and left for the purpose of having it repaired was stolen in the nighttime from defendant’s garage and damaged before it was recovered. Plaintiff brought this action seeking to recover the amount that he had paid for repairs and expenses incurred in recovering the car. In his complaint plaintiff alleged that he left with defendant the car for repairs, that defendant failed to exercise due care for its safekeeping, that the car was damaged, and that the damage resulted from the negligence of the defendant. Defendant admitted that the car was delivered…