Reed v. Teneyck
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 7 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. An inn keeper need not have a license in order to retain his common law lien; the case of Southwood v. Meyers, 3 Bush, suggesting a contrary doctrine was decided under the revised statutes, which provided that any person who shall obtain a license therefor shall be deemed a tavern keeper; but under the present statutes, sec. 4224, Kentucky Statutes, it is not necessary to first obtain la license before one can…
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Case 7 — PETITION ORDINARY APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. An inn keeper need not have a license in order to retain his common law lien; the case of Southwood v. Meyers, 3 Bush, suggesting a contrary doctrine was decided under the revised statutes, which provided that any person who shall obtain a license therefor shall be deemed a tavern keeper; but under the present statutes, sec. 4224, Kentucky Statutes, it is not necessary to first obtain la license before one can be deemed a tavern keeper. 2. In nearly every State in the Union there is a statutory provision requiring tavern keepers…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE WHITE
delivered tile opinion oe the court.
Appellee Belle Teneyck brought this action in a justice court of Kenton county, wherein she sued out an order of delivery for certain articles of personal property in the possession of appellant, and which he refused to surrender to her. Appellant filed answer in the justice court, admitting that the articles claimed were in Ms possession and were the property of appellee, but denied her right to the possession of same, for the reason, as alleged, appellant was the keeper 'of an hotel, and that appellee was indebted to him for board to the amount…
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