An innkeeper is a depository for hire; however, given the nature of his business, his liability is governed by more stringent rules, as are set out in this article.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2094; Code 1868, § 2089; Code 1873, § 2115; Code 1882, § 2115; Civil Code 1895, § 2933; Civil Code 1910, § 3506; Code 1933, § 52-104.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses
Article 1 - Rights, Duties, and Liabilities of Innkeepers
§ 43-21-2. Depositories for Hire
§ 43-21-3. Duty of Innkeeper to Receive Guests
§ 43-21-3.1. Notice of Termination of Occupancy by Innkeeper
§ 43-21-4. Innkeeper as Depository for Hire; Rules Governing Liability
§ 43-21-5. Attachment of Lien on Property of Guests or Their Agents; Priorities
§ 43-21-6. Enforcement of Lien Created by Code Section 43-21-5
§ 43-21-7. Checks or Receipts for Baggage
§ 43-21-8. Liability of Innkeeper for Stolen Goods
§ 43-21-9. Acts Constituting Entrustment of Property to Innkeeper
§ 43-21-10. Deposit of Valuables by Guest With Innkeeper
§ 43-21-11. Limitation on Liability of Innkeeper When Valuables Deposited With Him
§ 43-21-12. Loss of or Injury to Property by Innkeeper
§ 43-21-13. Defrauding Innkeeper