Millheiser v. Beau-Site Co.

The defendant is the proprietor of the Hotel Biltmore. In 1919 the plaintiff was a guest. On May twentieth of that year she delivered certain packages to a clerk of the defendant to place in the safe in the office for safekeeping and received the key to a box. On June thirteenth, on opening the box, certain articles of jewelry were found to be missing. The articles taken were of the value of $300,000. All have been recovered except those of a value of $50,000. The theft was made by the clerk who received the packages. The contents of the packages or their value were not disclosed when the…