R. L. Polk & Co. v. Melenbacker
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Replevin by R. L. Polk & Company against Henry W. Melenbacker. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff brings error.
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Error to Kent; Perkins, J. Replevin by R. L. Polk & Company against Henry W. Melenbacker. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff brings error. This case was tried before the court without a jury, and the court made the following findings : “That the defendant, Henry W. Melenbacker, on the 11th day of April, 1902, and for eight years prior, conducted a hotel in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., known as the ‘ Clarendon Hotel,’ which was a public inn for the accommodation of guests, and which contained a bar; and on said date one J. W. Boyd, who was a stranger in said city, came to said hotel,…
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
{after stating the facts). 1. Mr. Boyd was a guest of the defendant. He came and registered as .a guest, was received as such, and nothing occurred dur*614ing the short time he remained at the defendant’s hotel to-change his relations from that of guest to that of boarder.. The fact that, after he had remained a week, he was charged at a weekly rate, did not change his status as a guest. Norcross v. Norcross, 53 Me. 163; Hancock v. Rand, 94 N. Y. 1 (46 Am. Rep. 112); Beale v. Posey, 72 Ala. 323.
2. Mr. Boyd was in lawful possession of the property which he took to the defendant’s hotel as a guest.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hancock v. . RandNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
- Beale v. PoseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Norcross v. NorcrossSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1865
- Manning v. HollenbeckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
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