MATTHIAS, J.
The question raised in these cases is whether the violation of a city ordinance prohibiting the leaving of an unattended automobile without locking the ignition and removing the key renders the owner thereof liable for injuries resulting from the operation of such automobile by a thief.
It is a basic prerequisite that in order to recover for an alleged negligent injury the act complained of must be the direct and proximate cause of the injury...
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