Treichlinger v. French Lick Springs Hotel Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Error to St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas G. Hennings, Judge. (1) At common law an innkeeper is absolutely liable for loss of tbe guest’s property. Metzler v. Terminal Hotel Co., 135 Mo.
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Error to St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. Thomas G. Hennings, Judge. (1) At common law an innkeeper is absolutely liable for loss of tbe guest’s property. Metzler v. Terminal Hotel Co., 135 Mo. App. 410; Fay v. Specific Co., 93 Cal. 253; Hulett v. Swift, 33 N. Y. 571; Crapo v. Rockwell, 94 N. Y. S. 1122. (2) In some states tbe innkeeper is only prima facie liable, but even under this rule tbe burden is on bim to prove exoneration, and nr this ease be failed to carry -tbe burden. Bowere v. De Wald, 2 Ind. App. 303; Baker v. Dessauer, 49 Ind. 28; Laird v. Eicbbold, 10 Ind.-212; Sasseen v.…
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, J.
This action is prosecuted by plaintiff in his own behalf and as assignee of the claims of thirteen other persons, to recover for the loss of baggage and other personal property of plaintiff and his assignors occasioned by the destruction of defendant’s hotel, or a portion thereof, by fire, on March 28, 1910, while plaintiff and his assignors were defendant’s guests therein. The trial before the court and a jury resulted in a verdict and judgment for defendant, and plaintiff has brought the case here by writ of error.
The petition is in fourteen counts based upon the fourteen respective claims,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. PritchettSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1898
- Weeks v. McNultyTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Hulett v. . SwiftNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Merritt v. ClaghornSupreme Court of Vermont · 1851
- Johnson v. Chadbourn Finance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
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