Legal Opinion
Xuebiao Yao v. Chapman
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided August 31, 2005No. 2004AP1971PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNettesheim, J.
¶ 1. Professors Edwin Chapman and Richard Moss (the professors) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) Department of Physiology (Department) appeal from a monetary judgment in favor of Dr. Xuebiao Yao, a former researcher in the Department. The professors contend the trial court erred when it determined that they had a ministerial duty to safeguard Dr. Yao's cell lines due to a gratuitous bailment under an implied contract and when the court failed to dismiss a separate breach of contract claim.
¶ 2. We agree with the trial court that a gratuitous bailment was created, and that the…
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