HFT 3603 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What role does registration for a hotel room play in the formation of the innkeeper-guest
relationship? - answers - usually, when a person registers for a room,, they become a
guest which . Then initiates the innkeeper-guest relationship.
Under what circumstances can a person who has not registered a hotel be considered a
guest? - answers - if someone is answering a social call to a guest
What is the significance of someone qualifying as a guest? - answers - if they are a
guest, then the hotel is more likely to be liable for stolen property
Does a person who is attending a half-day seminar at a hotel without registering for a
guest room qualify as a guest? - answers - no
When does an innkeeper-guest relationship terminate? - answers - -the contracted t8me
for the room has elapsed and it has not been extended
-the bill is not paid when due
-proper notice is given to vacate the hotel
-a reasonable amount of time has passed since checkout
-the bill has been settled and paid
What are some factors that distinguish a guest from a tenant? - answers - -the terms of
the contract between the parties
-the extent of control or supervision of the patron's room maintained by the proprietor
-the rental rate interval
-length of occupancy
-incidental services offered
-whether the room has cooking facilities
-the kind of furnishings in the room and who owns them
Strict liability - answers - also called absolute liability; the doctrine that imposes all the
risks of an ultra-hazardous activity upon those who engage it
Infra hospitium - answers - meaning "within the inn" this doctrine states that under
common law hotels were liable as insurers for guests' property on the hotel premises
Act of god - answers - at happening not controlled by the power of humans, but rather
from the direct, immediate, and exclusive operations of the forces of nature
, Prima facie liability - answers - a rule that states that hotelkeepers are liable for property
loss only if the loss occurs through their negligence; if the loss results from some other
cause, the innkeeper is not liable
Limiting liability statutes - answers - laws that restrict an innkeeper's liability for property
loss in exchange for strict statutory compliance by the innkeeper. Also called limiting
statutes
Conspicuous - answers - out in the open; easily seen
Merchandise samples - answers - samples of goods for sale brought to a hotel by a
salesperson-guest
Equitable estoppel - answers - a legal principle that precludes a person from claiming a
right or benefit that might otherwise have existed because that person made a false
representation to a person who relied on it to his or her detriment
Bailment - answers - a transfer of possession of goods or personal property from a
person in possession of the property to another with the understanding that the property
will be returned
Bailor - answers - the owner of goods or personal property who transfers such property
to a bailee
Bailee - answers - the person receiving possession of goods or personal property
Bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor - answers - the bailee receives no benefit from
the bailment
Bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee - answers - the bailor receives no benefit from
the bailment
Mutual-benefit bailment - answers - exists when both parties receive some benefit from
the bailment
Prima facie - answers - such evidence as will suffice to establish a cause of action until
contradicted and overcome by other evidence
Constructive bailment - answers - bailment created by law rather than by the parties
agreeing
Concessionaire - answers - an independent contractor who provides a service to a
hotel's guests
According to common law, what is the innkeeper's liability for a guest's lost or stolen
property? - answers - innkeepers' liability for guests' lost or stolen property has
ANSWERS
What role does registration for a hotel room play in the formation of the innkeeper-guest
relationship? - answers - usually, when a person registers for a room,, they become a
guest which . Then initiates the innkeeper-guest relationship.
Under what circumstances can a person who has not registered a hotel be considered a
guest? - answers - if someone is answering a social call to a guest
What is the significance of someone qualifying as a guest? - answers - if they are a
guest, then the hotel is more likely to be liable for stolen property
Does a person who is attending a half-day seminar at a hotel without registering for a
guest room qualify as a guest? - answers - no
When does an innkeeper-guest relationship terminate? - answers - -the contracted t8me
for the room has elapsed and it has not been extended
-the bill is not paid when due
-proper notice is given to vacate the hotel
-a reasonable amount of time has passed since checkout
-the bill has been settled and paid
What are some factors that distinguish a guest from a tenant? - answers - -the terms of
the contract between the parties
-the extent of control or supervision of the patron's room maintained by the proprietor
-the rental rate interval
-length of occupancy
-incidental services offered
-whether the room has cooking facilities
-the kind of furnishings in the room and who owns them
Strict liability - answers - also called absolute liability; the doctrine that imposes all the
risks of an ultra-hazardous activity upon those who engage it
Infra hospitium - answers - meaning "within the inn" this doctrine states that under
common law hotels were liable as insurers for guests' property on the hotel premises
Act of god - answers - at happening not controlled by the power of humans, but rather
from the direct, immediate, and exclusive operations of the forces of nature
, Prima facie liability - answers - a rule that states that hotelkeepers are liable for property
loss only if the loss occurs through their negligence; if the loss results from some other
cause, the innkeeper is not liable
Limiting liability statutes - answers - laws that restrict an innkeeper's liability for property
loss in exchange for strict statutory compliance by the innkeeper. Also called limiting
statutes
Conspicuous - answers - out in the open; easily seen
Merchandise samples - answers - samples of goods for sale brought to a hotel by a
salesperson-guest
Equitable estoppel - answers - a legal principle that precludes a person from claiming a
right or benefit that might otherwise have existed because that person made a false
representation to a person who relied on it to his or her detriment
Bailment - answers - a transfer of possession of goods or personal property from a
person in possession of the property to another with the understanding that the property
will be returned
Bailor - answers - the owner of goods or personal property who transfers such property
to a bailee
Bailee - answers - the person receiving possession of goods or personal property
Bailment for the sole benefit of the bailor - answers - the bailee receives no benefit from
the bailment
Bailment for the sole benefit of the bailee - answers - the bailor receives no benefit from
the bailment
Mutual-benefit bailment - answers - exists when both parties receive some benefit from
the bailment
Prima facie - answers - such evidence as will suffice to establish a cause of action until
contradicted and overcome by other evidence
Constructive bailment - answers - bailment created by law rather than by the parties
agreeing
Concessionaire - answers - an independent contractor who provides a service to a
hotel's guests
According to common law, what is the innkeeper's liability for a guest's lost or stolen
property? - answers - innkeepers' liability for guests' lost or stolen property has
