Spinozzi v. ITT Sheraton Corp.
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
174 F.3d 842 (1999)
Relevant factsFree
Spinozzi (plaintiff), an Illinois resident, was injured falling into a maintenance pit at Sheraton's (defendant) Mexican hotel due partly to his own negligence and partly to the hotel's; applying Mexican contributory-negligence law (which completely bars recovery for any plaintiff negligence) rather than Illinois's comparative-negligence rule, the district court granted Sheraton summary judgment.
IssueFree
Whether a United States court with diversity jurisdiction will apply a foreign law that is clearly contrary to the public morals, natural justice, or general interest of the citizens of the state.