PLANT v. HOWARD JOHNSON'S MOTOR LODGE

No. 3-885A213.

500 N.E.2d 1271 (1986)

Christopher PLANT and Susannah Plant, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. HOWARD JOHNSON's MOTOR LODGE, # 294 Company and John Doe, the Clerk On Duty January 5, 1982, Whose True Christian Name Is Unknown, Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana, Third District.

December 10, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Enslen, Enslen, Enslen & Matthews, Hammond, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joseph Stalmack, Galvin, Stalmack, Kirschner & Clark, Hammond, for defendants-appellees.


GARRARD, Judge.

This is an action by Christopher and Susannah Plant (Plants) to recover the value of the contents of a U-Haul moving van, which was stolen from the parking lot of Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge (Howard Johnson's) in Hammond, Indiana. Howard Johnson's filed a motion for summary judgment alleging that IC 32-8-28-2, the "innkeeper's statute," applied, and limited liability for loss or damage of guest's property to $200.00. The trial court granted this motion...

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