#### Sam Lapin, Appellee, v. Frank Hunt, trading as New Jackson Hotel, Appellant.

Gen. No. 23,900.

(Not to be reported in full.)

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. John F. Haas, Judge, presiding.

Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1917.

Affirmed.

Opinion filed April 24, 1918.

Statement of the Case.

Action by Sam Lapin, plaintiff, against Frank Hunt, trading as New Jackson Hotel, defendant, to recover the value of property alleged to have been lost while in defendant’s custody. From a judgment for plaintiff for $200, defendant appeals.

H. K. Galpin and S. G. Hamblen, for appellant.

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Innkeepers, § 7 * —when evidence supports verdict for loss of diamond of guest. In an action to recover for the loss of a diamond stud left by a hotel guest in the custody of an employee of the proprietor, evidence examined and held sufficient to support a verdict for plaintiff.

Alvin E. Stein, for appellee.

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See Illinois Notes Digest, Vols. XI to XV, and Cumulative Quarterly, same topic and section number.

Mr. Justice O’Connor

delivered the opinion of the court.