Stolen Jewelery from Rest Home

[daytontx]

My jurisdiction is: Texas, Harris County

My motherinlaw recently passed away, She had a lot of jewelery with her which she would not allow anyone to keep it for her. She was in a rest home and when she had passed away all her Jewelery was missing and the resthome stated that possibly one of there employees stole it but could not prove anything but they would turn in a police report. Would the rest home be liable?

 

[dee_dub]

Maybe. Failure to supervise adequately? Failure to take due care in hiring? There's a number of reasons they could be liable. It's impossible to say whether they would be held liable in court. Talk to a local lawyer.