Cohen v. Janlee Hotel Corp.

By the determination of Appellate Term appealed from, affirming judgment in plaintiff’s favor after non jury trial in the Municipal Court, defendant has been held liable in damages for loss of plaintiff’s Persian lamb fur coat from the room she occupied as a guest in defendant’s hotel. The trial court granted plaintiff judgment on the merits for $250 and judgment with interest and costs was entered in plaintiff’s favor for $315.75.

At common law an innkeeper was liable as an insurer of the property of guests lost by theft unless the loss was occasioned by the negligence or fault of the guest…