Legal Opinion
Southern Railway Co. v. Hogue
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided June 28, 1967No. 42869PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Judge.
Under our federal system, for the purposes of diversity jurisdiction, a federal court is “in effect, only another court of the State. . .” and “the outcome of the litigation in the federal court should be substantially the same, so far as legal rules determine the outcome of a litigation, as it would be if tried in a State court.” Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U. S. 99, 108, 109 (65 SC 1464, 89 LE 2079, 160 ALR 1231); Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U. S. 64 (65 SC 1466, 89 LE 2082). The corollary of this principle is the uniformity of federally created rights that seek enforcement…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Callen v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hogue v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Eubanks v. Csx Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1996
- Southern Railway Co. v. HogueCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968