Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston v. Meaux

OPINION

MAURICE AMIDEI, Justice

(Assigned).

This case decides the question of whether the loss of valuables by theft from a locker being used by a member or guest of a gym, health club, wellness center, swimming pool, or similar facility creates a bailment, a landlord-tenant relationship and/or a warranty, express or implied.

Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas d/b/a St. Elizabeth Hospital of Beaumont, appellant, the operator of a health and wellness center, appeals from an adverse judgment holding it liable for the theft loss of appellee Phil Meaux’s expensive watch, jewelry…