Mitsuya v. Croydon Management Co.

METZNER, District Judge:

Plaintiff seeks to recover damages for the loss of her jewelry after it had been entrusted for safekeeping to the hotel at which she had been a guest. This court has jurisdiction by reason of the diversity of citizenship of the parties.

Pretrial memoranda filed in this action disclosed a conflict between the parties on a point of law crucial to both the prosecution and defense of this action. Accordingly, a pretrial conference was held on April 7, 1978, at which time the parties were afforded the opportunity to present oral arguments on the issue.

Plaintiff asserted in…