Opinion ID: 1427203
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Heading: A lack of privity between Johnson Bank and Viking bars St. Paul's breach of warranty claim.

Text: Both St. Paul and Viking agree that Wisconsin law requires privity of contract between the parties before liability can be founded on breach of express or implied warranty. Twin Disc, Inc. v. Big Bud Tractor, 582 F.Supp. 208, 215 (E.D.Wis.1984) (citing Paulson v. Olson Implement Co., 107 Wis.2d 510, 319 N.W.2d 855 (1982)). The magistrate judge found that privity was lacking here because Viking's warranty was limited to the original purchaser (Wenninger), and did not encompass Johnson Bank or, by extension, its subrogee St. Paul. St. Paul challenges this finding on the grounds that we discuss below.