Hirsh v. Anderson Hotel Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 135, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Alleglieny Co., Third Term, 1911, No. 136, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Simon Hirsh v. Anderson Hotel Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of the contents of a trunk. Before Reid, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 135, April T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Alleglieny Co., Third Term, 1911, No. 136, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Simon Hirsh v. Anderson Hotel Company. Trespass to recover damages for the loss of the contents of a trunk. Before Reid, J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. The court charged in part as follows: [Upon receiving it, it was their duty as custodian or bailee without hire, and without compensation, to care for it in the same manner that any prudent person would care for similar property intrusted to them in the same…
1Opinion of the Court
On a motion for a new trial Reed, J., filed the following opinion:
This is an action of trespass to recover for the loss of clothing and articles of personal wear and use, alleged to have been taken from plaintiff’s trunk whilst it was deposited in defendant’s trunk room.
Defendant, as its name indicates, is an innkeeper in the city of Pittsburg.
Plaintiff, before October 2, 1910, had been in the habit of patronizing defendant’s hotel as a guest, whenever his business, which was that of a traveling salesman, brought him to Pittsburg. He knew of the existence of the trunk room maintained by the…
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- Hoyt v. Clinton Hotel Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1908
- Scott & Brother v. National BankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1874
- Shultz v. WallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
- Sasseen & Whitaker v. ClarkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1867
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- Providence Stock Co. v. Adelphia Hotel Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1921