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H.K. MALLAK, INC. v. FAIRFIELD FMC CORP.

No. 99-1766.

209 F.3d 960 (2000)

H.K. MALLAK, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FAIRFIELD FMC CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 11, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 9, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Bradley (argued), Eisenberg, Weigel, Carlson, Blau, Reitz & Clemens, Milwaukee, WI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Sheila M. Gavin (argued), Tomislav Z. Kuzmanovic, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Milwaukee, WI, for defendant-appellee.

Before ESCHBACH, COFFEY, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing En Banc Denied May 9, 2000.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This diversity case requires us to construe a Wisconsin statute designed to protect what the common law quaintly called "innkeepers" — today's hotels and motels — from potentially astronomical liability for theft of property stored by guests in their rooms. The thieves here were either exceptionally lucky or they knew only too well who...

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