Palace Hotel Co. v. Medart

Citations

• 87 Ohio St. (N.S.) 130

Syllabus

<p>Suit by guest against innkeeper — For loss of wearing apparel left in room — Not necessary for plaintiff to show negligence of innkeeper, when — Application of Section 5983, General Code.</p> <p>In a suit by a guest against an innkeeper for damages for the loss of ordinary wearing apparel and personal effects left by him in his room, the key thereof having been delivered into the custody of the innkeeper, it is not necessary as a part of his case in chief to show that such loss was occasioned by the fault or negligence of the innkeeper. Proof of such loss by the guest makes out a prima facie case of liability upon the part of the innkeeper, and Section 4427a, Revised Statutes, now Section 5983, General Code, does not change the rule of the common law in this regard.</p>