Johnson v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Douglas County. 'Tlie following statement of tlio facts of the caso aro taken from the opinion of tlie court. This action was brought in the court below by Reynolds against Johnson, to recover the sum of $338, being the amount of a package of gold coin left in charge of defeudant by plaintiff, and subsequently stolen.
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Error from Douglas County. 'Tlie following statement of tlio facts of the caso aro taken from the opinion of tlie court. This action was brought in the court below by Reynolds against Johnson, to recover the sum of $338, being the amount of a package of gold coin left in charge of defeudant by plaintiff, and subsequently stolen. The bill of exceptions embodies all tlio evidence offered in the court below, which was as follows: “The plaintiff George W. Reynolds testifies that on or about the 1st dav of August, A. D. 1860, he deposited $338 in gold with defendant. It was done up in a rag marked…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Bailtoy, J.
On this record the first question presented is, whether the defendant Johnson was liable as an inn-keeper, and we are clearly of the opinion that he was not. The proof shows that the plaintiff Reynolds, at the time he made the deposit with Johnson, and for a long time before, was a regular boarder by the week, and not a traveler or guest. Hence the strongest rule of law as to the liability of an inn-keeper, does not apply to this case. This point is too well settled to require argument. The authorities are conclusive and unanimous.
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