In Erie Railroad V

question 176

Multiple Choice

In Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, where Tompkins was hit by a New York train while in Pennsylvania, regarding the application of common law in a diversity of citizenship case in federal district court, the Supreme Court decided that:

• A) federal courts must follow procedural law of the state in which it is located
• B) federal courts may apply either state or federal common law to resolve a case before it
• C) the common law of the appropriate state must be applied in cases in federal courts
• D) federal courts must follow federal common law in all disputes before them
• E) none of the other choices are correct

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