Legal Opinion
Milton Blakemore v. John B. Coleman, D/B/A the Fairfax and the Jockey Club
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 1983No. 82-1187PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 defendants). The case proceeded through a full trial, after which a jury awarded the Blakemores $35,680 in compensatory damages. We reverse…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Wilkerson v. McCarthySupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Rein J. Vander Zee v. Kimon T. KarabatsosCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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