Geils v. Penn Sheraton Corp.

Bok, P. J.,

Defendant, a hotel, had plaintiff, who was one of its guests, arrested because of plaintiff’s long arrearages in his hotel bill. The criminal process having terminated in plaintiff’s discharge, he brought his action for malicious prosecution. The jury found in his favor.

*411Defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. must be granted.

Innkeepers, by the peculiar nature of their trade that requires them to take in the traveling public, need the special protection given them by the Act of June 24, 1939, P. L. 872, sec. 871, 18 PS §4871:

“Whoever, with intent to cheat or defraud, shall obtain…