Pettit v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Calvin T. Cotham, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee sued appellant, the proprietor of the Waverly Hotel, at Hot Springs, for the value of her baggage, wearing apparel, money and jewelry, destroyed by fire when the hotel was burned, alleging that he was an innkeeper, and that she was a guest at the time of" the destruction of the property.
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court; Calvin T. Cotham, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellee sued appellant, the proprietor of the Waverly Hotel, at Hot Springs, for the value of her baggage, wearing apparel, money and jewelry, destroyed by fire when the hotel was burned, alleging that he was an innkeeper, and that she was a guest at the time of" the destruction of the property. Appellant denied that he was an innkeeper, and that he received appellee as a guest at the inn; alleged that he was the proprietor of a family boarding house, where visitors to the city of Hot Springs for the benefit…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended by appellant that he was not an innkeeper, and that appellee was only a boarder at the hotel, and that the court erred in giving said instructions.
The common law is in force in this State, and the liability of innkeepers thereunder has not been altered or abridged by our statutes.
“An inn has been judicially defined as ‘a house where the traveller is furnished with everything which he has occasion for whilst upon his way; * * * but a mere coffee house or eating house or boarding house is not an inn.” 2 Parsons on Contracts, p. 157.
Mr. Bishop…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Bostick v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
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