Carhart v. Wainman

An action was brought by Carhart against Wain-man,. the proprietor of a hotel. The petition alleged that the plaintiff went to Bainbridge, Georgia, on a certain train, and was given a check for his baggage (a trunk) by the agents of the railway company. On reaching Bainbridge plaintiff left the train and went to the hotel run by Wainman. Next morning he gave his baggage-check to a porter who was employed by the defendant at the hotel, and whose duty it was to receive baggage and deliver the same to the guests. The- baggage was never delivered to plaintiff He made repeated demands upon the…