OXXFORD CLOTHES XX v. EXPEDITORS INTERN. OF WASH.

No. 97-1413.

127 F.3d 574 (1997)

OXXFORD CLOTHES XX, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph A. Mantynband (argued), Elizabeth F. Hartweg, Shefsky, Froelich & Devine, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael L. Weissman (argued), McBride, Baker & Coles, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and MANION and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Chief Judge.

This diversity suit, brought (and dismissed) in federal district court, has a curious history. It begins with Oxxford Clothes, Inc., a manufacturer of expensive suits for men. The suits are made out of imported fabrics. For many years Oxxford had used Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. to clear these imports through customs pursuant to a contract in which Oxxford granted Expeditors a lien in...

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