Legal Opinion
Fred N. Walker v. Armco Steel Corporation, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 14, 1979No. 78-1477PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.
This is a Calendar C case.
This is a diversity action which raises the question whether Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or § 97 of Okla. Stat. title 12 (West Supp. 1978) determines when a case is filed in the federal court. Is it a state law or federal question? The underlying problem is whether Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co., 337 U.S. 530, 69 S.Ct. 1233, 93 L.Ed. 1520 (1949) or Hanna v. Plumer, 380 U.S. 460, 85 S.Ct. 1136, 14 L.Ed.2d 8 (1965) governs.
The United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismissed the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Ragan v. Merchants Transfer & Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Walker v. Armco Steel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bradley v. Val-MejiasCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Hammons v. International Playtex, Inc.District Court, D. Wyoming · 1988
- Rose v. K. K. Masutoku Toy Factory Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Roberts v. Magnetic Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
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