Florence Hotel Co. v. Bumpas
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. C. Crow. Action by J. L. Bumpas against tbe Florence Hotel Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. E. C. Crow. Action by J. L. Bumpas against tbe Florence Hotel Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Transferred from Court of Appeals under section 6, p. 449, Acts 1911. Tbe complaint is as follows: Count 1. “Plaintiff claims of defendant corporation the sum of $-damages, for that * * * defend ant was engaged in the business of running and operating a public hotel for the accommodation of guests in Birmingham, Ala., and plaintiff; was on said date a guest at said hotel, and he had the use and control of a private room as…
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, J. —
Suit by appellee against appellant for recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while a guest in the hotel operated by *71defendant, on account of the unlawful conduct of the agents or servants of the defendant company while acting within the line and scope of their authority.
The complaint contained three counts. They each state an action on the case, for breach of a duty imposed by law, and growing out of the relation of innkeeper and guest. — Beale on Innkeepers and Hotels, §§ 281, 282; Stanley v. Bercher, 78 Mo. 245; 16 A. & E. Ency. Law (2d Ed.) 526.…
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