Legal Opinion
Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 1, 1991No. Civ. A. 85-2902-YPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
The procedural device of certifying unsettled but controlling questions of state law to the highest court in a state for definitive resolution is a development of creative federalism, one that has worked well in this circuit, see, e.g., Ocasio-Juarbe v. Eastern Airlines, Inc., 902 F.2d 117 (1st Cir.1990) (certification to Supreme Court of Puerto Rico); Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Curley, 902 F.2d 1034 (1st Cir.1990) (certification to Supreme Court of Rhode Island); Chroniak v. Golden Investment Corp., 887 F.2d 361 (1st Cir.1989) (certification to…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- East River Steamship Corp. v. Transamerica Delaval Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Whitinsville Plaza, Inc. v. KotseasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Linthicum v. ArchambaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Slaney v. Westwood Auto, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Levings v. Forbes & Wallace, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
- FMR Corp. v. Boston Edison Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Standard Register Co. v. Bolton-Emerson, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1995
- Penncro Associates, Inc. v. Sprint Spectrum, L.P.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
- Winter Panel Corp. v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1993
- PC Com, Inc. v. Proteon, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1996
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