HOWELL BY GOERDT v. TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT CO.

No. 96-2666.

106 F.3d 215 (1997)

Tammy HOWELL, a minor, by her guardian ad litem, Charles GOERDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TRIBUNE ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY and ABC Insurance Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Skemp (argued), Charles Goerdt, La Crosse, WI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Frank M. Tuerkheimer (argued), Robert Dreps, Melanie E. Cohen, LaFollette & Sinykin, Madison, WI, Charles J. Sennet, Tribune Co. Chicago, IL, for defendants-appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

This is a diversity suit, governed by Wisconsin law, mainly complaining of an invasion of the right of privacy by publicizing facts about the plaintiff's private life. Wis. Stat. § 895.50(2)(c). But we must begin our consideration with an issue of jurisdiction not remarked by the district judge or the parties. The plaintiff, Tammy Howell, is a citizen of Wisconsin. There are two defendants. One, Tribune Entertainment Company, is a corporate...

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