Legal Opinion
Zaldin v. Concord Hotel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1979PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Fuchsberg, J.
We treat here with section 200 of the General Business Law, a statute delineating the responsibilities of the hotel industry with regard to the valuables of its millions of patrons.
Plaintiffs, registered guests, bring suit on a theory of absolute liability for the loss of two valuable diamond rings which disappeared from their hotel room. In its answer, the defendant hotel pleaded section 200 by way of affirmative defense. Asserting that the hotel’s vault was not available to guests at the time they attempted to place the jewelry there for safekeeping,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Wilkins v. . EarleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Hulett v. . SwiftNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Country-Wide Insurance v. WagonerNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- Millhiser v. Beau Site Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Allstate Insurance v. LibowAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Brastex Corporation v. Allen International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Riegert Apartments Corp. v. Planning BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- Wilson v. SponableAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
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