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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 44-2 (2025)

Loss of other property

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The proprietor of a hotel or inn shall not be liable for the loss of or damage to any property belonging to, or brought to such hotel or inn by, a guest of such hotel or inn other than the property described in section 44-1 and not in the room assigned to such guests unless such loss or damage is caused by the negligence of such proprietor or any of his employees, and such proprietor shall not be liable for more than one thousand dollars damages for any loss or damage so caused, provided, if any such property is deposited in the checkroom or baggage room of any such hotel or inn and a check or written receipt taken therefor, the proprietor of such hotel or inn shall be liable for the loss of or damage to such property to the extent of three hundred and fifty dollars, and provided such proprietor shall not be liable for more than one thousand dollars damages for the loss of property from the room assigned to such guest.

(1949 Rev., S. 6808.)

Liability of innkeeper for fire caused by guest discussed. 10 CS 229.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1981–2021 · leading case: Bierman v. Westport Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 440 A.2d 882 (Conn. 1981).
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Bierman v. Westport Plan. & Zoning Comm'n, 440 A.2d 882 (Conn. 1981). · cites it 4× “” Speaking of the operation of the regulations, the court also said that “§§44-2 et seq. fail to provide the owner with specific advance notice as to what improvements can be made on his land.”
Emmerson v. Super 8 Motel-Stamford, 757 A.2d 651 (Conn. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 7× “Pursuant to General Statutes § 44-2, a proprietor of a hotel may be held liable for damage to property if such damage is caused by the negligence of the proprietor or any of his employees.”
Coleman v. Comm'r of Corr., 46 A.3d 1050 (Conn. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “The petitioner, however, contends that the court abused its discretion in failing to appoint counsel pursuant to Practice Book § 44-2. Section 44-2 provides: “In any other situation in which a defendant is unable to obtain counsel by reason of indigency, and is constitutionally…”
Gipson v. Comm'r of Corr., 735 A.2d 847 (Conn. App. Ct. 1999). “See Practice Book § 44-2. For at least the past twenty years, without deviation, our Supreme Court has recognized that criminal defendants “have a right to counsel throughout the pendency of criminal proceedings against them in the trial court; Gideon v.”
State v. Love, 249 A.3d 738 (Conn. App. Ct. 2021). “627–28; see also Practice Book § 44-2 (‘‘[i]n any other situation in which a defendant is unable to obtain counsel by reason of indigency, and is .”
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