Murchison v. Sergent
Supreme Court of Georgia
Inns. Damages. Negligence. Charge of Court. Before Judge HARDEN. City Court of Savannah. November Term, 1881. Reported in the decision,
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff in error sued the defendant to recover some five hundred dollars of money and the value of a gold watch and chain, which sum of money, together with the watch and chain, was stolen from the plaintiff whilst lodging at the hotel of defendant and asleep at night in the room he occupied as a guest. The jury found for the defendant, and on the refusal of the city court of Savannah to grant the plaintiff a new trial on the grounds set out in his motion therefor, he brings the case to be reviewed here.
The facts briefly are that the plaintiff and his wife were on…
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