erie doctrine

Erie doctrine (eer-ee). The principle that a federal court exercising diversity jurisdiction over a case that does not involve a federal question must apply the substantive law of the state where the court sits. Erie R.R. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817 (1938). [Cases: Federal Courts 373.]
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