Ward Hunt, Elcox v. Hill — Opinion of the Court
“ They insist thereupon that their loss shall be made good; but it does not follow, because they met with a loss, that they can recover the amount from him.The defendant contends that he is exempt from liability for money, jewels, and the like, unless his guest who lost them complied with the statute of Illinois on that subject. Where a safe for the keeping of such articles is provided by the hotelkeeper, and the notice given as required by the statute, a loser failing to take the benefit of the protection thus furnished him must bear his own loss. ”
