Erie v. Tompkins — The landmark case holding that in an action in the Federal court, except as to matters governed by the U.S. Constitution and Acts of Congress, the law to be applied in any case is the law of the State in which the Federal Court is situated. 304 U … Black's law dictionary
Erie doctrine — / ir ē / n [from the Supreme Court case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in definition of the doctrine]: a doctrine that a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction over a case for which no federal law is relevant must apply… … Law dictionary
Erie Railroad — L Erie Railroad (sigle AAR: ERIE) était un chemin de fer américain de classe I qui opérait dans l État de New York, le New Jersey, la Pennsylvanie, l Ohio, l Indiana et l Illinois. A son origine, il reliait New York City au Lac Érié. Sa ligne… … Wikipédia en Français
Erie (disambiguation) — Erie may refer to: General*Erie (tribe), the name of a tribe of Native Americans whose name is used for various locations. The word was borrowed into English from French which had previously borrowed the word (and gallicized it) from a… … Wikipedia
Erie Canal — at Lockport, New York in 1839 Original owner New York State Principal engineer Ben … Wikipedia
Erie Railroad — Reporting mark ERIE Locale Jersey City, NJ to Chicago, IL Dates of operation 1832–1960 Successor … Wikipedia
Erie County (New York) — Erie County Courthouse Verwaltung US Bundesstaat: New York … Deutsch Wikipedia
Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins — SCOTUSCase Litigants=Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins ArgueDate=January 31 ArgueYear=1938 DecideDate=April 25 DecideYear=1938 FullName=Erie Railroad Company v. Harry J. Tompkins USVol=304 USPage=64 Citation=58 S. Ct. 817; 82 L. Ed. 1188; 1938 U.S.… … Wikipedia
Erie doctrine — The Erie Doctrine provides that a federal court sitting in diversity jurisdiction over a state law claim must apply state substantive common law in resolving the dispute. The Erie doctrine is a fundamental legal doctrine of civil procedure in the … Wikipedia
Tompkins County, New York — Infobox U.S. County county = Tompkins County| state = New York founded = 1817 seat = Ithaca area total sq mi =476 area land sq mi = 460 area water sq mi =16 area percentage = 3.17% census yr = 2000 pop = 96501 density km2 =78 web = www.tompkins… … Wikipedia
