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ALLEN v. HYATT REGENCY-NASHVILLE HOTEL

668 S.W.2d 286 (1984)

Betty J. ALLEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HYATT REGENCY — NASHVILLE HOTEL, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence M. Papel, Taylor, Schlater, Lassiter, Tidwell & Trentham, Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.

James R. Kniffen, Barnett & Alagia, Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

James I. Vance Berry, Peter H. Curry, Nashville, amicus curiae Allright Parking, Inc. and Central Parking, Inc.

OPINION

HARBISON, Justice.

In this case the Court is asked to consider the nature and extent of the liability of the operator of a commercial parking garage for theft of a vehicle during the absence of the owner. Both courts below, on the basis of prior decisions from this state, held that a bailment was created when the owner parked and locked his vehicle in a modern, indoor, multi-story garage operated by appellant in conjunction with a large hotel in...

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