Nigro v. Eagle Star Insurance

ELLIS, District Judge.

In a diversity suit, the rule of Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188, requires that this court follow state procedural rules where they are outcome determinative, and especially those which limit the jurisdiction of the State Courts. Guaranty Trust Co. of New York v. York, 326 U.S. 99, 65 S.Ct. 1464, 89 L.Ed. 2079; Woods v. Interstate Realty Co., 337 U.S. 535, 537, 69 S.Ct. 1235, 93 L.Ed. 1524. Despite official comments to the effect that recent amendments to Louisiana service and jurisdictional statutes have extended Louisiana personal…