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The Erie doctrine

2 case briefs on the erie doctrine in Civil Procedure, each with the citation in the book’s form. All Civil Procedure briefs

  • Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins

    Erie R.R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64 (1938).

    In a federal suit between citizens of different States, may the federal court disregard a State's common law, as declared by its highest court, and use its own independent judgment on questions of general law, as Swift v. Tyson allowed?

    Supreme Court of the United States

  • Hanna v. Plumer

    Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460 (1965).

    In a federal diversity action, is the adequacy of service of process measured by Federal Rule 4(d)(1) or by a state statute that requires in-hand service on an executor?

    Supreme Court of the United States