GOVERNOR HOUSE v. SCHMIDT

No. 5982.

284 A.2d 660 (1971)

GOVERNOR HOUSE, Joint Venture, Appellant, v. George A. SCHMIDT, Republic Vanguard Insurance Company, and Parking Management, Inc., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David F. Grimaldi, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard W. Galiher, William H. Clarke, Frank J. Martell and William J. Donnelly, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

James M. O'Neill, Washington, D. C., for appellee Schmidt. Roger M. Dougherty, and Frances Clark Barrie, Washington, D. C. entered appearances on behalf of appellee Schmidt.

Leo A. Roth, Jr., Washington D. C., with whom Denver H. Graham, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee Parking Management, Inc.

John L. Hone, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance on behalf of appellee Republic Vanguard Ins. Co. and adopted oral argument and brief of counsel for appellee Schmidt.

Before GALLAGHER, NEBEKER and REILLY, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This appeal results from (1) a directed verdict in favor of a hotel patron who left his car containing personal property with the doorman for parking in the basement garage under the hotel; and (2) from a judgment in favor of the garage on a cross-claim styled as "indemnification or contribution" by the hotel. The pleadings and trial centered around a claim of breach of ordinary care duty owed by...

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