Meacham v. Galloway
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. Lee ThorNton, Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
This bill was filed in the Chancery Court of Shelby County against the defendant *416partnership, carrying on and operating a public inn in the city of Memphis known as the Peabody Hotel, to hold it liable for the value of a sealskin coat and sealskin cape and a valise, alleged to have been stolen from complainants’ room while guests at said hotel. The Chancellor, upon final hearing, dismissed the bill. Complainants appealed and have assigned errors.
The first assignment is, the Court erred in holding that the relation of innkeeper and guest did not exist between complainants and defendants.
Second.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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