Thompson v. Sloss-sheffield Steel & Iron Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Alabama; Thomas G. Jones, Judge. Actions by Mabel Clare Bishop and by Lulu G. Thompson and others against the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
SHELBY, Circuit Judge.
[1, 2] The principle is firmly established that the federal courts will look to the law of_the state in which the land is situated for the rules which "govern its descent and alienation and for'the construction of conveyances and leases. Clarke v. Clarke, 178 U. S. 186, 191, 20 Sup. Ct. 873, 44 L. Ed. 1028; Burgess v. Seligman, 107 U. S. 33, 2 Sup. Ct. 10, 27 L. Ed. 359. And it is equally well settled that the federal courts will follow the construction given to the statutes of a state by the court of last resort of such state. Leffingwell v. Warren, 2 Black, 599, 603,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Burgess v. SeligmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Leffingwell v. WarrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1862
- Clarke v. ClarkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Dickson v. WildmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1910
- Smith v. GordonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. BroughtonDistrict Court, S.D. Alabama · 1914