Maxwell Operating Co. v. Harper

The petitioner operates the Maxwell House, one of the leading hotels of Nashville, and as a part of its *641equipment has a checkroom near the lobby,' in which rooms the overcoats and small baggage of its guests are kept. Harper, at the time a guest of the house, deposited his overcoat in this room for safe-keeping, and received from the attendant a check, in the form of those there customarily in.use, as follows:

“Accommodation Check.

“Left at owner’s risk. The management will not ■be responsible for loss or damage.

“No. 4554.

[Signed] Maxwell OpeRating Co.”

Harper had been a patron of the hotel for…