Uganda Case Law

Cumming v Hotel (C.A. 28/1934.)

Cumming v Hotel (C.A. 28/1934.) [1935] EACA 25 (1 January 1935)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

C.A. 28/1934.

Judge

Abrahamas, C.J. (Tanganyika), Law, C.J (Zanzibar), Webb, J

The Court of Appeal held that the appellant's conduct in leaving substantial sums of money in easily accessible locations within his hotel room, without informing hotel staff or taking reasonable precautions, constituted imprudence and lack of ordinary care. The court found that the losses would not have occurred had the appellant exercised the degree of care that a prudent person would reasonably be expected to exercise under the circumstances. The principle that an innkeeper is liable for the loss of a guest's property is subject to the exception that the guest's own negligence may exonerat…

Source excerpt

• Innkeeper Liability
• Contributory Negligence
• Duty Of Care
• Standard Of Prudence