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Swift v. Tyson

41 U.S. (16 Pet.) 1 (1842)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1842
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

In diversity cases, the phrase 'the laws of the several states' in section 34 of the Judiciary Act covers only state statutes and local usages, not general commercial law, so federal courts may exercise independent judgment on questions of general commercial law.

Area of Law

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