Legal Opinion
Elcox v. Hill
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 18, 1878No. 84PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
98 U.S. 218
25 L.Ed. 103
ELCOX
v.
HILL.
October Term, 1878
ERROR to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois.
This is an action of trespass on the case by Elcox and Larter against Hill, proprietor of a public hotel in the city of Chicago, to recover the value of a quantity of jewelry lost by them while Larter was a guest at the hotel.
The plaintiffs were manufacturing jewellers, doing business at Newark, N. J. Larter left home for a tour through several Western cities, with some $6,300 worth of jewelry, which was contained in two travelling-bags or satchels, like…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hyatt v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Purvis v. . Coleman StetsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Stewart v. ParsonsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
- Elcox v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
3Cited by9 opinions
- Pfennig v. Roosevelt HotelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1947
- Shiman Bros. v. Nebraska National Hotel Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1945
- Beale v. PoseySupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Gorzeman v. ArtzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
- Minneapolis Fire & Marine Insurance v. Matson Navigation Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1960
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