POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The question we are called upon to decide in this case — one of first impression in this circuit — is whether state law or federal common law is to be used to decide a dispute between the United States Postal Service, as tenant, and a private landlord, concerning the landlord's right to terminate the lease for nonpayment of rent.
The landlord (appellant in this court) is an Indiana man named Powers, and the leased premises...
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