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BLAKEMORE v. COLEMAN

No. 82-1187.

701 F.2d 967 (1983)

Milton BLAKEMORE, et al. v. John B. COLEMAN, d/b/a the Fairfax and the Jockey Club, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Michael Cramer, Rockville, Md., for appellant.

Michael J. Connelly, New York City, for appellees. Robert J. Woody, New York City and E. Payson Fitts, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellees.

Before MacKINNON, MIKVA and SCALIA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

This case, premised on diversity jurisdiction, requires that the court apply the law of bailment for the District of Columbia. Eleanor and Milton Blakemore initiated this suit in federal district court to obtain damages for jewelry that disappeared while they ate lunch in The Jockey Club restaurant, owned by John B. Coleman and located in The Fairfax hotel (collectively referred to as...

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