Legal Opinion
Houston North Hospital Properties v. Telco Leasing, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1982No. 81-2343PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before RUBIN, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges. ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
We grant the petition for rehearing in order to substitute the following for the paragraph reading: “We consider first . . . both events occurred in Chicago.” 680 F.2d 19, 21 (5th Cir. 1982).
We consider first whether Illinois or Texas law applied to Houston’s economic duress claim. In a diversity case, a federal district court must apply the choice-of-law principles of the state in which it sits to resolve a threshold conflicts question. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co., 313…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Gutierrez v. CollinsTexas Supreme Court · 1979
- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Whitaker v. ColemanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1940
- Virgil Cochran v. Francis J. Birkel, Virginia Hager, Bettie Klontz, and Kathy Rubens, All IndividuallyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Topalian v. EhrmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Phillips Oil Company v. Okc CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Gatx Aircraft Corporation v. M/v Courtney Leigh, and Bryan Dedeker, Mrs. Bryan Dedeker, Ray Loden, Mrs. Ray Loden and P.T. Bailey, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Sky Technology Partners, LLC v. Midwest Research InstituteDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2000
- Johnnie Wall v. National Railroad Passenger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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