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Opinion No.

Texas Attorney General Reports

Decided June 30, 1986Published

1Opinion of the Court

Honorable William R. Moore Tom Green County Attorney County Courthouse San Angelo, Texas 76901

Re: Validity of articles 4594 and 4595, V.T.C.S., the Texas Hotel/Motel Operators Lien Law

Dear Mr. Moore:

You question the constitutionality of the Texas Hotel/Motel Operator's Lien Law, articles 4594 and 4595, V.T.C.S. Article 4594 gives proprietors of hotels and similar establishments a lien on the baggage and other property of guests for all sums due for board, lodging, and "extras" furnished at the request of the guest. The statute authorizes proprietors to exercise self-help to seize and retain…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Fuentes v. ShevinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Mitchell v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Armenta v. NussbaumCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1975
  4. Claudine Hall, Individually and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Sylvia GarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Delia Gonzalez v. County of Hidalgo, Texas, and Weslaco Labor CampCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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