Holzer Watch Co., Inc., and G. Crohn, Inc. v. Dinkler Hotel Corporation of Georgia

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a suit by the plaintiffs seeking damages for the loss of jewelry contained in two sample cases which were left by a salesman in his room in the hotel. During his absence from the room the cases were allegedly abstracted and the jewelry was gone.

The trial court held that the Georgia Statute 52-110 1 limited the liability of the defendant hotel unless the guest complied with the requirements of the statute. The court found that upon the undisputed evidence in the ease, as disclosed by depositions, there was no substantial issue of fact which, if decided…