ELY v. CHARELLEN CORPORATION

No. 9859.

120 F.2d 984 (1941)

ELY et al. v. CHARELLEN CORPORATION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 23, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David W. Dyer, of Miami, Fla., for appellants.

George W. English, Jr., Jesse Grantham, and J. B. Patterson, all of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for appellee.

Before FOSTER, HUTCHESON, and HOLMES, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

The question on this appeal is: Did the negligence of the management of a hotel in Florida, which resulted in the loss of jewelry by its paying guest, entitle the guest to recover damages from the hotel company when the jewelry had not been deposited with it for safe-keeping?

On January 5, 1939, Herbert Ely and his wife, residents of Michigan, were paying guests of the Lauderdale Beach Hotel, located in Florida and operated by the appellee...

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