It shall not be necessary to show actual delivery of property to the innkeeper before such property shall be deemed to have been entrusted to the innkeeper. Depositing goods in a public room set apart for such articles or leaving them in the room of the guest shall be a delivery to the innkeeper. However, if the guest shall deliver his goods to a servant under special charge to him to keep the same, the innkeeper shall not be liable therefor.
(Orig. Code 1863, § 2097; Code 1868, § 2092; Code 1873, § 2118; Code 1882, § 2118; Civil Code 1895, § 2936; Civil Code 1910, § 3509; Code 1933, § 52-109.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
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- Liability of innkeeper for property left by departing guest who intends to return, 22 A.L.R. 1194.
Liability of hotel company for loss of or damage to guest's baggage while being transported to or from hotel, 76 A.L.R. 1106.
Construction, scope, and application of words descriptive of property in statute relating to liability of innkeeper to guest loss or damage to property, 115 A.L.R. 1088.
Liability of hotel, motel, or similar establishment for damage to or loss of guest's automobile left on premises, 52 A.L.R.3d 433.