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Ark. Code Ann. § 20-26-303

Nature of liability — Monetary limits

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Grimes v. M.H.M., Inc. (1989)

Most recently applied in Grimes v. M.H.M., Inc. (September 1989)

Acts 1913, No. 217, § 2b; C. & M

The liability of the keeper of any inn or hotel, whether individual, partnership, or corporation, for loss of, or injury to, personal property placed by his or her guest under his or her care, other than that described in the preceding sections, shall be that of a depository for hire, except that in case the loss or injury is caused by fire, explosion, vehicle damage, or aircraft damage not intentionally produced by the innkeeper or his or her servants, or by acts of God, the innkeeper shall not be liable, unless the loss is intentionally or negligently caused by the innkeeper or his or her servants. In no case shall liability exceed the sum of three hundred dollars ($300) for each trunk and its contents, one hundred dollars ($100) for each valise and its contents, and twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each box, bundle, or package and its contents, so placed under his or her care, and all other miscellaneous effects including wearing apparel and personal belongings, one hundred dollars ($100), unless he or she shall have consented in writing with the guest to assume a definite liability.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.