HANOVER INS. CO. v. ALAMO MOTEL

No. 59886.

264 N.W.2d 774 (1978)

The HANOVER INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. ALAMO MOTEL et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Randall and Ronald W. Wendt of John D. Randall Law Offices, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

J. W. Albright of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar Rapids, for appellees.

Considered by MOORE, C. J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, LeGRAND and REYNOLDSON, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

In this appeal, as a matter of first impression, we are required to interpret Iowa's statutes limiting the ancient law of innkeeper liability.

November 5, 1974, jewelry valued at $89,628 was stolen from a room in Alamo Motel, Coralville, which had been rented to a jewelry company's sales agent. Plaintiff insurance carrier paid the jewelry company $50,000 and became subrogated in that amount to the insured's claims.

October 6, 1975...

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