Cengage Advantage Books: Law for Business 18th Edition by John Ashcroft ,Janet Ashcroft

Exercise 9

Mark Hadfield's car was parked on private property without permission of the owner of the property. Gilchrist Towing Company towed the car to its storage facility. There was a chain-link fence around the facility and an employee present, but at some distance from the storage area. When Hadfield came to pick up his car, he paid towing and storage fees and went to find his car. It had been extensively vandalized. The car new functioned property afterward. Hadfield sued Gilchrist for the damages. Should Gilchrist be liable?