In Erie Railroad Co

question 279

Multiple Choice

In Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, where Tompkins sued a New York company that owned a train that hit him in Pennsylvania:

• A) the U.S. Supreme Court said that state common law must be applied in federal court
• B) the U.S. Supreme Court said that federal common law must be applied in federal court
• C) the U.S. Supreme Court said that since this was a matter of common law involving two states, it was a matter for the state courts, not federal district court
• D) the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania said this was a matter of New York common law that must be tried in federal court
• E) the Supreme Court of New York said this was a matter of Pennsylvania common law that must be tried in that state

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