Gillett v. Waldorf Hotel Co.

— This is an appeal from a judgment of the court denying recovery in an action to recover for valuables,-lost while guests of a hotel.

The facts follow: Appellants, in August, 1923, registered at respondent’s hotel, and were assigned to' room 333. Retiring that evening at 10:30, both appellants tried the door of their room to ascertain if it was locked. The door was fitted with what is commonly known as a Yale lock, with a flat key being used for the purpose of entering the room. The lock had what is known as a spring catch which does not require the use of a key to open the door from the…