The hotelkeeper owes a duty as a bailee of personal property in a(n) _______ to ________.

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When a guest stays at a hotel, they give their personal property, such as luggage or their vehicle, to the hotelkeeper for safekeeping during their stay. This creates a bailment, which is a legal relationship where one party, the bailor (guest), gives their property to another party, the bailee (hotelkeeper), for a specific purpose. In this case, the purpose is to keep the property safe while the guest is staying at the hotel. Since the guest is paying for the room, this creates a mutual benefit bailment, where both the bailor and bailee benefit from the agreement. Therefore, the hotelkeeper owes a duty as a bailee of personal property in a mutual benefit bailment to transient guests.

The Hotelkeeper Owes a Duty as a Bailee of Personal