Nicholaides v. University Hotel Associates

KATZ, J.,

— This opinion is in support of this court’s order dated May 8, 1989, denying plaintiffs motion for post-trial relief and granting, in part, plaintiffs petition for delay damages.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff, Vasilios Nicholaides, brought suit in August 1984 against defendants University Hotel Associates and Continental Services, for the theft of his coin collection, valued at $34,973, from his room at the University City Holiday Inn in September 1983.

Plaintiff alleged two theories of liability: (1) negligence and (2) violation of the “Innkeeper’s Statute” (37 Pa.C.S. §61 (Purdon 1954)). The…