McLain v. West Virginia Automobile Co.

EobiNsoN, Judge:

This is an action in assumpsit by the owner of an automobile against a garage keeper, for damages arising from failure to exercise due and proper care in the keeping of the automobile.

Plaintiff delivered his automobile to defendant for the ordinary storage which owners and users of automobiles must necessarily have. Defendant was to receive from plaintiff eight dollars per month therefor. Thus defendant became a bailee for hire, with the obligations pertaining to such relation. Defendant’s servant in charge of the garage at night, permitted, *740one,’ who had no authority from…