Legal Opinion
Simler v. Conner
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 18, 1963No. 59PublishedCited by 453 opinions
1Per curiam
This Court granted certiorari, 368 U. S. 966, to review the decision of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, holding that in a diversity action in the Federal District Court, state law, here that of Oklahoma, governs in determining whether an action is “legal” or “equitable” for the purpose of deciding whether a claimant has a right to a jury trial. Applying Oklahoma law, the Court of Appeals decided that a jury trial, although asked for by petitioner, was not here appropriate. 295 F. 2d 534.
In this Court respondent frankly concedes that, contrary to the Court of Appeals holding,…
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