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Hanna v Plumer

380 U.S. 460 (1965)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year1965
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, when directly on point, govern in federal diversity cases regardless of contrary state procedural practice under Erie.

Key Principle

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, when on point, govern in federal court regardless of contrary state practice under Erie.

Area of Law

procedure

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