Which of the following was the result in GNOC Corp.v.Powers,the case in the text involving the application of New Jersey's State Innkeeper's Act to Powers' claim involving a thief who obtained a second key from the hotel and stole $75,000 in gambling winnings and chips that the plaintiff had not placed in the hotel's safe?
A) That a jury question was presented as to whether the negligence of the hotel prevented it from relying on the protection of the Innkeeper Act.
B) That as a matter of law, the plaintiff was entitled to prevail because the negligence of the hotel prevented it from relying on the protection of the Innkeeper Act.
C) That as a matter of law, the plaintiff was entitled to prevail because the Innkeeper Act applies to shield a hotel only from acts of its employees with pass keys, not acts of a non-employee thief.
D) That the Innkeeper Act shielded the hotel from liability because the items could have been deposited in the hotel safe and that the plaintiff was not therefore entitled to recover.
E) That the plaintiff was entitled to recover only ½ of his losses due to the application of the Innkeeper Act and the fact that the items could have been deposited in the hotel safe.
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