CAP. 158]
Originally 11 of 1870. Fraser
3 of 1870.
Short title.
Interpretation.
General limitation of innkeeper's liability.
Limitation of innkeeper's liability where goods not deposited for safe custody.
Innkeepers.
CHAPTER 158.
INNKEEPERS.
To provide for the relief of innkeepers.
[26th August, 1870.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Innkeepers Ordinance.
2. In this Ordinance-
"inn" means any hotel, inn, or other place of refreshment, the keeper of which is now by law responsible for the goods and property of his guest;
"innkeeper" means the keeper of any such place and includes a public company.
3. An innkeeper shall in no case be liable to make good to his guest any loss of or injury to goods or property brought to his inn by such guest, unless the same have or has been stolen, lost, or injured through the wilful act, default, or neglect of such innkeeper or any servant in his employ : Provided always that, in any action or other proceeding instituted to recover compensation for such loss or injury, the fact of such loss or injury shall be deemed prima facie evidence of negligence, and that no innkeeper shall be entitled to the benefit of this section unless he shows that he used the utmost care that could be reasonably expected of him to protect his guest against such loss or injury.
4. An innkeeper shall not be liable to make good to his guest any loss of or injury to goods or property brought to his inn by such guest to a greater amount than five hundred dollars, unless such goods or property have or has been deposited with him for safe custody, under the provisions next hereinafter contained: Provided always that this section shall not be deemed to limit the liability of the innkeeper in any case where there is proof of any wilful act, neglect, or default, or of fraud or collusion in connexion with such loss or injury, on the part of the innkeeper himself or of any manager or other person entrusted by him with the general control and management of the inn.
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