Legal Opinion
Salve Regina College v. Russell
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 20, 1991No. 89-1629PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
499 U.S. 225 (1991)
SALVE REGINA COLLEGE
v.
RUSSELL.
No. 89-1629.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Argued November 27, 1990.
Decided March 20, 1991.
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
Steven E. Snow argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.
Edward T. Hogan argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Thomas S. Hogan.[*]
2Opinion of the Court · BlackmunJustice Blackmun
The concept of a federal general common law, lurking (to use Justice Holmes' phrase) as a "brooding omnipresence in the sky," was questioned for some time before being firmly rejected in Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U. S. 64…
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3Cases cited29 opinions
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- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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