Kelsey v. Berry

Citations

• 42 Ill. 469

Syllabus

<p>1. Innkeepers — liability for lost baggage. Innkeepers are liable for the baggage of guests put in their charge, when lost without any fault on the part of the owner.</p> <p>3. But if the owner, on entering a hotel, allows another to exercise acts of ownership over his baggage, without informing the landlord that the baggage is his, and it is afterward carried away by such other person, this is gross negligence on the part of the owner, and releases the landlord from any liability for the loss.</p>