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SKYWAYS MOTOR LODGE v. GENERAL FOODS CORP.

403 A.2d 722 (1979)

SKYWAYS MOTOR LODGE, CORP., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant Below, Appellant, v. GENERAL FOODS CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff Below, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided May 29, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Pell, of Tybout & Redfearn, P. A., Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.

John T. Owens, of Walsh, Monzack & Owens, P. A., Wilmington, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HERRMANN, C. J., McNEILLY and HORSEY, JJ.

PER CURIAM:

General Foods Corporation sued Skyways Motor Lodge, Corp., seeking damages for the loss of certain airplane parts, the property of the plaintiff. The airplane parts were stolen from a motel room in the Skyways Motor Lodge which was occupied by an employee of General Foods, a paying guest at the Motor Lodge. Liability was grounded on the theory that Skyways had breached its common law duty as an innkeeper to safeguard a guest's chattels. Summary judgment...

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