The sun., 1910-10-27
TEE RIGHTS or PIGUISrS

An impoTtan, decision in q notat. a..
has been handed down by the Uni.s. S.,
Circuit Court for the Eastern p.Sri~,
Pennsylvania in the suit ~ VI R.ttI
Nelson. the pugilisi. aKainS Csora, G
Bold'. aa proprietor 90 the RslIst..s e.,
ford Hotel IN Philadelphia. for damage.
reason ~ the defendant refusal 90 % . ,
the plaintiff a. guest The do mn ...
MED q motion for a new trial after ,s-.. ..
m favor of the defendant
The plaintiff bAs-d his appsaI Obj -
the trial Judge = charge TO the Jury. 20 90
he said
tnnEsepsrs owe = certain dg'v - -. DO.
Ing public Witch they are REQ Yired a'a '-.t.,
perform. and n they violate the dY'- o- 20. a..
- perform it hey are snswsrsbis - rs-sg...
any person who suffers inlury asar,s 80.
IRON. When traveller presents hirss' o. a.
Ina ~ Il TIE duty % Ths innk eeper 10 srrs--..,
him II he BE- ~ person - be sdri'f.- 49, %.
esi"e Aeoon m Odstion II being the '-r..-,.-,
duty 10 receive into his houss al s'rarEs-, a..
travellers Who may call for en,ertAlnm.r, -,
vided be has rooms snd they tender hin %,
sonable sum FOR he accommodate tion dsms-1.-
The innkeeps'. hoSevsr, may r-fgs. o. 49,,
any n he pleas.s. rendering hi-s., "a.
In an action for any damages the strange 80
sustain. ~ b. refuses 20 entertain . srars.- -
. good reason he Il not liable for dansr.. s.,,.
Law only requires him 90 entertain a. p.rsor,
~ Il also the duty ot the hotel pro7-i..,, %.
project his Guesfs against 'he iutrki0n ~ N4ist..
ous oeiectionAbls characters and persors .,.o,,
rated and such persons may be re'e~tsd v-,-.
objection 10 admitting . guest Il bas.t ~ ...
fae' that the guest II rom miitinE b-s.rs 80.
peace or = iatoAiested. the innksepers .,us-.
tion NAV be determined b. the court 49, -,.r.-
~ aw bat When the question is a. n -. sa.,,
character or reputation and his s'Anfirg e, .
reputable psrson. ihe question IL FOR '-.
tina, II 'he jury believed the plaln''- us, -. ,
law abiding citizen but a. the tine ~, --s.y.-
In business which was In violation n -. -.
of the various states % the nisd Sta'-s "a
the jury would be authorized IN ending -, -.
vas not such a proper person a. vas sn't'-- o.,
enforce a legal right to he admitted ~ se..i
IN the state ot Pennsylvania. and th- f.f,-4,4,
would be justified In refusing - give hf- 80.
accom- moda lions a. he demanded - 'h- rim. +,
being no answer that other hotels uog.i A,ro--,,
date him.
The Circuit Court says that N. - 1a,-.
reviewed by the court 20 the Jury .nci~s,.d
that plaintiff. while claiming to he engaged
in athletics and looking After real ass,a
had in fact represented himself in r.sorn
biography a. the champion ligh'-agb,
OF he world up 20 Februarv o..
1910 II also appeared that he had snEa.sl
in nearly a hundred ho'ly contested hauss
which we're such as TO he prohibited h- .l.
laws % he state Of Pennsylvania ann orH.-
states by which such contests ar. r,sas
. criminal offence The Court th.ralr,n
charged that II was for the jury - a.
whether vioIatOr OF the criminal ,avaS
The various states such az the sytdsass
tho plaintiff was. would he -.p
utabls person 20 admit in = ho'el IN rsnn
sylvana under the Law as previousIv -.a'a1
and that 10 the jury conclude h. va. NJ.
he vas not entitled 70 recover
The Circuit Court pronounced The irgrir.
tons TO the jury correct exposition Of N.