Guest

A traveler, wayfai-er, or a transient comer to an inn for lodging and entertainment. It is not now deemed essential that the person should have come from a distance.'' As inns are instituted for travelers, a neighbor or friend who lodges in an inn is not deemed a guest. A traveler who is accepted becomes instantly a guest. The length of time a man Is at an inn makes no difference; so, although he is not strictly transient, he retains his character as a traveler. He may, by special contract to board and sojourn, malce himself a "boarder." Numerous late cases hold that a special agreement as to time and price does not absolutely disturb the relationship of innkeeper and guest. These cases indicate a tendency to conform the old rule to the changes made in hotel keeping in modern times.* See further Boarder; Inn, 1; Lodger; Residence.