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AMPCO AUTO PARKS, INC. v. WILLIAMS

No. 18392.

517 S.W.2d 401 (1974)

AMPCO AUTO PARKS, INC., Appellant, v. R. W. WILLIAMS et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied November 27, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Dee Johnson, Jr., Johnson & Cravens, Dallas, for appellant.

B. Reagan McLemore, Price, Fisher, Hill, Patton & McLemore, Longview, for appellee.

CLAUDE WILLIAMS, Chief Justice.

The problem presented by this appeal is that of divisible bailment. Specifically, the question is whether an automobile parking station, as bailee, is legally liable to the owner of undisclosed personal property contained in the trunk of an automobile left at the station to be parked and which was thereafter negligently lost.

Ampco Auto Parks, Inc. (AMPCO) operated a commercial parking station in Dallas, Texas. On July 22, 1972...

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