INNKEEPER

innkeeper. A person who, for compensation, keeps open a public house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers. • A keeper of a boarding house is usu. not considered an innkeeper. — Also termed hotelkeeper. [Cases: Innkeepers 3. C.J.S. Inns, Hotels and Eating Places §§ 2–4.] “The innkeeper is the person who on his own […]