Plaintiff made out a prima facie case of negligence by showing that he was the owner of an automobile which he entrusted to defendant-bailee, from whom he rented a garage parking space, and that defendant was unable to return the vehicle. The burden of going forward with the proof then shifted to defendant to show that the loss was not attributable to its negligence and that it exercised reasonable care (Jay Howard, Inc. v Rothschild,
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