                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LIEN OF INNKEEPERS, ETC (§ 43-31)

Every innkeeper and the keeper of a boardinghouse or house of private
entertainment shall have a lien upon, and may retain possession of, the baggage
and other property of his guest or boarder brought upon his premises, and also
upon the property of the employer of such guest or boarder, controlled and
brought upon the premises by such guest or boarder in the course of his
employment, for the proper charges due from such guest for his board and
lodging.

HISTORY: Code 1919, § 6444.