Chastek

Appeal by defendants from a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiffs by which an award was made for the value of an automobile.

In the complaint it was alleged that appellant Albertson was engaged in business under the name of Albertson Motor Company; that plaintiff Chastek was the owner of an automobile. This allegation followed: “That at the city of Los Angeles, state of California, and on or about the fourth day of May, 1918, the plaintiff Marion W. Chastek, at the special instance and request of the defendants, and each of them, placed the said automobile in the possession of the defendants, and each of them, as bailees, and subsequently thereto on the samé day plaintiff Marion W. Chastek demanded the return of the said automobile of the said defendants, and each of them, and the defendants, and each of them, failed, neglected and refused and still fail, neglect and refuse to return the said automobile to plaintiff Marion W. Chastek to the damage of the plaintiffs in the sum of $574.” There was the further allegation that prior to the commencement of this action Chastek had assigned to his coplaintiff a one-half interest in the claim; and the prayer was for the recovery of…