When a Hotel Finds Lost or Misplaced Property, It Should

question 32

Short Answer

When a hotel finds lost or misplaced property, it should not give it to someone claiming to be the owner until _______________________________________________________.

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Definitions:

Last Clear Chance

is a doctrine in tort law that allows a plaintiff to recover damages despite proof of contributory negligence if the defendant had the last opportunity to avoid the accident.

Intervening Cause

A legal term for an event that occurs after a party's initial act of negligence and contributes to a harmful event without breaking the causal link between the negligent act and the harm.

Reasonable Person Standard

A legal standard used to determine how an average person with ordinary prudence would act in certain circumstances.

Plaintiff

The party that initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against the defendant for legal redress.