UNION STORAGE COMPANY v. PAYTE

No. 3059.

184 A.2d 743 (1962)

UNION STORAGE COMPANY, Inc., a body corporate, Appellant, v. William PAYTE and Gelene Payte, Appellees.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided October 18, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paschal R. La Padula, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Alexander L. Benton, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


HOOD, Chief Judge.

Appellant, operator of a warehouse, appeals from a judgment against it in favor of appellees who had placed numerous cartons, packages and household items with it for storage. The items (64 in number) were listed on a nonnegotiable warehouse receipt issued by appellant. Shortly after the goods were returned appellees discovered that a sewing machine and various pieces of clothing were missing. This action was brought for the value of the missing...

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