Legal Opinion
Monta Sue Troutman v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 28, 1978No. 76-1696PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRY PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
In this diversity of citizenship case, appellant asks this court to refuse to follow a controlling opinion of the Supreme Court of Ohio and to apply the law of another jurisdiction, as expressed by the decision of the Supreme Court of Alaska in Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. v. Sand Lake Lounge, Inc., 514 P.2d 223 (Alaska 1973).
Unfortunately for appellant, she has chosen the wrong forum. If she had filed her action in the State courts of Ohio, as she had a right to do, she could have argued that the Supreme Court of Ohio should overrule its own earlier decision and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- 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
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. v. Sand Lake Lounge, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1973
- Ann Arbor Trust Company v. North American Company for Life and Health Insurance, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Wenger v. Western Reserve Life Assur. Co. of OhioDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983
- In Re RitcheyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1988
- AFG Industries, Inc. v. Holston Electric CooperativeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Shields v. State Farm Insurance GroupOhio Court of Appeals · 1984
- Citizens & Southern National Bank v. AuerDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1978
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