Peet v. Roth Hotel Company
Supreme Court of Minnesota
253 N.W. 546 (1934)
Relevant factsFree
Mrs. Peet (plaintiff) left her ring at the front desk of Roth Hotel Company's (defendant's) St. Paul Hotel to be picked up by a frequent hotel guest, jeweler Ferdinand Hotz, for repair, but a month later discovered the ring had never reached Hotz; the trial court ruled for Mrs. Peet, and Roth Hotel Company petitioned for review.
IssueFree
Whether a hotel that accepted a guest's property for delivery to a third party, and subsequently lost that property, bears the burden of proving its own lack of negligence as bailee.