Benjamin v. Colonial Hotel Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 135, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from judgment of O. P. Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1919, No. 80, on verdict for defendant in case of David Benjamin v. Colonial Hotel Company. Trespass for negligence in loss of plaintiff’s money. Before Swearingen, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed. Errors assigned were various rulings, sufficiently appearing by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This action of trespass is to recover for loss of a guest’s money through the alleged negligence of an innkeeper. At the time in question, the Colonial Hotel Company was operating the General Forbes Hotel in Pittsburgh, of which the plaintiff, David Benjamin, was, and for some months theretofore had been, a guest. For the care of valuables, three large metal boxes were built into the desk of the hotel office, and there was also a vault in the lobby (referred to by defendant as “a cabinet” ), constructed of steel plate one-fourth inch in thickness. This vault was…
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