Nesben v. Jackson
West Virginia Supreme Court
Appeal from Circuit Court, Kanawha County. Action by Alexander Nesben against E. F. Jackson. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Poffenbarger, Judge:
The judgment under review on this writ of .error is one recovered against, an innkeeper by a guest, for money stolen from the latter while he slept in his host’s hotel. The case went to a jury upon the evidence and without instructions. Reversal is sought upon the theory of a finding contrary to the law and the evidence.
*472See. 33, of ch. 145, Code, absolves the keepers of hotels, inns and lodging and boarding houses from liability for loss of the jewelry, money and other valuables of their guests, if and when they have posted in the rooms of their guests and boarders and in…
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- Murchison v. SergentSupreme Court of Georgia · 1883
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- Olson v. CrossmanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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