Watt v. Kilbury
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Sullivan, J., entered May 6, 1908, upon findings in favor of the plaintiffs, after a trial on the merits before the court without a jury, in an action to recover for the loss of personal property stolen from the room of guests at a hotel.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The respondents, the plaintiffs below, commenced this suit for the recovery of the value of certain money and personal property. The complaint charges that, on November 6, 1907, the appellants were hotel and innkeepers, owning and conducting the Riverside Hotel, in the city of Spokane; that the respondents were guests at such hotel, and had in their possession at such time $460 in lawful money, one gold watch of the value of $150, one gold ring of the value of $25, and one gold ring of the value of $10, which were kept by them in a small handbag; that on such day the respondents were absent…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Crapo v. RockwellNew York Supreme Court · 1905
- Johnson v. Chadbourn Finance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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- Rarrick v. BrowneOhio Court of Appeals · 1947
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