H. T. C. Hotel Corp. v. Royal Indemnity Co.

Plaintiff, a hotel corporation, seized certain furniture and belongings of a guest, which were claimed by the hotel for an unpaid board bill of some five hundred and odd dollars. The guest replevined the property and gave to the plaintiff the usual bond, upon which bond this action is brought.

In answer to the complaint in the replevin action in the Municipal Court, the defendant (the plaintiff here), in addition to denials, set up a separate and distinct defense that the plaintiff therein was a guest at its hotel from October until July and was indebted to the hotel in the sum of some $500…