Legal Opinion
Chadima v. National Fidelity Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. Iowa
Decided August 15, 1995No. 3:90-cv-90058PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR ENTRY OF JUDGMENT
BENNETT, District Judge.
This litigation presents a difficult conundrum. With all due respect to the Iowa Supreme Court, I believe they have erroneously interpreted the precedent I must apply in this action. As a federal district court judge applying state law in a diversity action, I am bound by the construction of state law by the Iowa Supreme Court. This is true, even here, where, after much thought and deliberation, I believe that the Iowa Supreme Court is wrong. Principles of federal-state relations and stare decisis demand no less.
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