Burrows v. Trieber
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany Con'nty : The action in this case was instituted by the appellant on the 25th of March 1862, to recover for the loss of a trunk, (containing besides clothing more than $1500 in Canada hank notes,) and a chest of tea worth $102, while the plaintiff was stopping as a guest at the hotel of the defendant in the City of Cumberland. Exception.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Allegany Con'nty : The action in this case was instituted by the appellant on the 25th of March 1862, to recover for the loss of a trunk, (containing besides clothing more than $1500 in Canada hank notes,) and a chest of tea worth $102, while the plaintiff was stopping as a guest at the hotel of the defendant in the City of Cumberland. Exception. The plaintiff at the trial of the cause, to maintain the issue on his part, proved by James M. Schley, that in January 1862, he was employed by tbe plaintiff as an attorney, and that he went to see the defendant and…
1Opinion of the CourtGoldsborough, J.
This case is presented for our consideration upon an exception taken by the appellant to the ruling of the Circuit Court for Allegany County, in granting the second and fourth prayers of the appellee.
The counsel of the appellant having abandoned the fourth prayer, our attention will be confined to the second. The questions arising out of this prayer, are of sufficient moment to demand our serious consideration.
One important question is, the liability of inn-keepers and the relative obligation of host and guest. Many authorities have been produced by the counsel of the appellant, to show that…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Douglass v. ClarkNew York Supreme Court · 1817
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- Roueche v. Hotel Braddock, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
- Corrigan v. San Marcos Hotel Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Treiber v. BurrowsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1867