Corrigan

Appellant, Mrs. Corrigan, while a guest at the San Marcos Hotel at Chandler, Arizona, had a coat valued at $10,000, which she had left in a powder room, stolen therefrom. She brought suit in the trial court for the recovery of the insured value thereof. The action was brought under the Arizona innkeepers’ liability act. The trial court found in favor of the hotel company on the ground that the loss of the coat was occasioned by the negligence of the owner. Appellants challenge the correctness of the finding of negligence because, as they assert, all the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the appellee, fails to disclose any negligence on the part of appellant, Mrs. Corrigan, that would excuse appellee from the liability imposed upon it by the Arizona statute. Mrs. Corrigan occupied a detached guest cottage at the hotel. She ate her meals in the main dining room. Between the lobby of the hotel and the dining room is a hallway. On this hallway is an entrance to a powder room, which said entrance can be reached from the lobby, the dining room or the kitchen. The powder room is about 15 by 20 feet in size and contains a rack seven feet long from which hangers are…