Hunter v. Reed

Citations

• 12 Pa. Super. 112
• 1899 Pa. Super. LEXIS 219

Syllabus

<p>Implied contract — Liability of shopkeeper to customer in the absence of ordinary care by shopkeeper.</p> <p>A customer may recover for money stolen from liis clothes left in one-of the dressing booths of a retail clothing store, pending a trying on and¡ inspection of a suit, with a view of purchase, to an amount usually carried by prudent persons on their person. Such a case falls within the rule of Woodruff v. Painter, 158 Pa. 91.</p> <p>The proprietor is not relieved by a notice disclaiming responsibility when it does not appear that the customer saw or had his attention directed, to such notice.</p> <p>A diamond ring is not designed to be carried in the fob pocket of a pair of trousers, and it is clearly outside of the rule of Woodruff v. Painter. Its value cannot be recovered under such circumstances.</p>