Whose Responsible?
I dropped my RV off at the repair facility for work. While it was at their facility, rodents chewed through the wiring for the brakes and battery. I thought that since it happened while they had cus...
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JALLEN4 wrote:
When you took the vehicle to the shop, signed a repair order, and left it with them...you created a "bailment" of mutual benefit. Under this bailment, they are responsible to exercise reasonable precaution to prevent damage to your property. They are not automatically responsible for any unfortunate happenings while the vehicle is in their "custody". It would be very difficult to prove the shop did not exercise reasonable care and was negligent in not preventing rodent damage.
Thanks. I'm just frustrated. I know that they can't reasonably be expected to keep rodents out of a 5 acre parking area. I've been using them for the last couple of years and they've done good work and usually have my rig ready on schedule.
