An innkeeper shall exercise extraordinary diligence in preserving the property entrusted to his care by his guests, provided that, if the loss of such entrusted property occurs through theft and if the guest has complied with all reasonable rules of the inn, the innkeeper shall be liable as an insurer of the stolen property.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2096; Code 1868, § 2091; Code 1873, § 2117; Code 1882, § 2117; Civil Code 1895, § 2935; Civil Code 1910, § 3508; Code 1933, § 52-108.
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