Mathis v. Off

Taulane, J.,

The real question in this case is whether the defendants’ liability is that of an innkeeper.

As the jury has found that the plaintiff’s goods were stolen from her room in the defendants’ hotel, the facts in issue are now undisputed.

The defendants own and operate the Belgravia, a hotel, which has 182 rooms and accommodates regularly from 125 to 140 people. It receives transient guests and rents rooms by the month or year to permanent guests as places of residence.

The plaintiff and her husband have resided for some years at Toms River, New Jersey. In January, 1921, the plaintiff and…