Nelson v. Johnson
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $96, of which sum $95 was alleged to have been stolen from plaintiff while lodging in defendant’s hotel. The case was tried before Waite, J., who made findings, and ordered judgment in favor of plaintiff. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The facts in this case, as found by the trial judge, are substantially these: The defendant, on and prior to November 16, 1907, was the keeper of a house for the entertainment of travelers and transient lodgers known as the “Bridge Square Hotel,” in the city of Minneapolis. There was publicly displayed upon the front of the building the name “Bridge Square Hotel,” and a sign advertising to-the public *441that furnished rooms were there to let for a single night. There were thirty six rooms so to let in the building, in which there was an office for the reception of guests seeking to hire rooms…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Cromwell v. StephensNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1867
- Johnson v. Chadbourn Finance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
3Cited by6 opinions
- Friedman v. Shindler's Prairie House, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1928
- Halsey v. SvitakSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- Asseltyne v. Fay HotelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1946
- Metzler v. Terminal Hotel Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1909
- Kieffer v. KeoughCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1916
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