Legal Opinion
Becker v. Interstate Properties
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 21, 1977No. 76-2520PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The task of a federal court sitting in diversity is frequently not an easy one, for it must foresake its realm of expertise and assume the aspect of a court of the forum state. Even when applying well-settled law, the federal tribunal must be alert to nuances of precedent. Where, as here, a federal court is asked to pass on the implication of a declaration by a state high court of a new principle in an evolving area of the law, it must act with even greater sensitivity.
In this case, we are called upon to evaluate the effect of a dictum by the New ;…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bernhardt v. Polygraphic Co. of America, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by111 opinions
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- William N. Clark v. Modern Group Ltd. John F. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- John Novosel v. Nationwide Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Clare R. Bruffett v. Warner Communications, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
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