Exam 8: Protecting Patrons Property

Equitable estoppel precludes a person from claiming a right or benefit that might otherwise have existed because that person made a ______________________________ to someone else who relied on it to his or her detriment.

A bailment of a car cannot occur unless the driver gives the keys to the parking lot attendant.

A laptop computer owned by a guest was stolen from the hotel room. True or false: If the guest has insurance coverage on the computer, the hotel will not be liable.

Concerning liability for lost property of guests, Nevada is more protective of its hotels than are most other states.

A guest arriving at the airport entrusted her luggage to the hotel hospitality van driver while the guest went out for dinner with a friend. When the guest later arrived at the inn, she learned the luggage has been destroyed in a car crash caused by the inexperience of the van driver. The liability of the hotel in this circumstance is ____________________________________________________________.

Three strategies a hotel might employ to reduce the incidents of hotel theft are ________________________________________, ________________________________________, ________________________________________.

Under common law, which of the following accurately describes the general rule concerning the liability of a hotel when a guest's property was lost or stolen?

If a hotel fails to properly post notice of the availability of safes, the consequence is ____________________________________________________________________.

Referring to a situation in which the property of a guest is stolen from a hotel, ____________________ means that an insurance company that reimbursed the guest for the loss can sue the hotel in lieu of the guest.

In a bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor, the bailee is required to exercise ______________________________ of care for the bailed evidence.

All state legislatures have adopted statutes to limit hotelkeepers' liability for guests' property losses.

Which of the following is not required by limiting liability statutes?

Which of the following types of property are covered by limiting liability statutes that require a hotel to provide a safe?

A hotel that has acknowledged in writing the presence of merchandise samples will be liable for the full value of their loss if it was caused by the hotel's negligence.

Jenny lent her camera to a friend who was going to a wedding reception. This kind of bailment is called a bailment ___________________________________.

Ed, when packing to go home at the end of his vacation, inadvertently left an expensive portable CD player in his hotel room. He did not discover the loss until he had driven two hours toward home. Which of the following is true concerning the hotel's liability in this example?

Jon was a guest at a hotel. By mistake he left his radio by his lounge chair at the pool. Within moments and before hotel personnel were aware of its presence by the pool, the radio was stolen. Is the hotel liable based on bailment?

Which of the following is not a required element of a bailment?

Dan checked out of a hotel by the noon deadline, but his plane was not leaving until 7:00 p.m. He decided to shop in the interim and left his bags in the hotel's baggage room. True or false: While Dan is shopping, he qualifies as a guest for the purposes of the limiting liability statute.

Ashley was attending a play at a theater. As she entered the building, she left her coat on a rack in the hallway. True or false: A bailment between Ashley and the theater was created in this circumstance.