Murray v. Hagens

Plaintiffs are suing defendant for $125.53, the alleged value of clothing and jewelry stolen from a room taken by them at the Victor Hotel, at Melville, La., owned by defendant and operated by him and his wife.

Article 2965, Oiv. Code, upon which this demand is grounded, reads, as follows: “An innkeeper is responsible as depositary for the effects brought by travelers who lodge at his house; the deposit of such effects is considered as a necessary deposit.”

The following articles 2966 and 2967, Civ. Code, provide for the responsibility of the innkeeper for the effects brought by travelers,…