Tennessee § 62-7-104 - Restriction on liability for losses from safe.
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§ 62-7-104. Restriction on liability for losses from safe.
The liability of the hotel or inn keeper for the safekeeping in the safe or other convenient place as provided in § 62-7-103 shall be limited to an amount not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300), unless a written contract is entered into providing a greater liability between the guest and the proprietor of the hotel or inn. The notice required to be posted by the proprietor of the hotel or inn in a conspicuous manner in the rooms occupied by the guests shall contain a recitation of the limitation of liability as provided in this section and the provision of greater liability being dependent upon a written contract between the proprietor and the guest. Acts 1935 (E. S.), ch. 8, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 6680; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-704. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 14 Tenn. Juris., Hotels, Inns and Restaurants, §§ 3, 6. Law Reviews. Innkeeper Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties: Should Negligence of the Franchisee Extend to the Franchisor?, 14 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189 (1984).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 62-7-104 ("Restriction on liability for losses from safe.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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