Legal Opinion
Millhiser v. Beau Site Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 11, 1929PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHubbs, J.
The defendant operates the Biltmore Hotel in New York city. It has two hundred safety deposit boxes provided for the use of guests. The plaintiff, a transient guest, delivered to the clerk at the desk a package containing jewelry of the value of $369,800. She did not notify him of the value of the package. He gave her a key to a safety deposit box and placed the package in it. The box could only be unlocked by the use of a master key arid the key given to the plaintiff, or a duplicate thereof. Later the plaintiff called for the package. When the box was opened it was found that jewelry to the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wilkins v. . EarleNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Hulett v. . SwiftNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- D'Utassy v. . BarrettNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Honig v. RileyNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Hancock v. . RandNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Goncalves v. Regent International Hotels, Ltd.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Zaldin v. Concord HotelNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gardner v. Jonathan ClubCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- Goodwin v. Georgian Hotel Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1938
- Pfennig v. Roosevelt HotelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
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