Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · ¶28

Invoking jurisdiction on the ground of. diversity of citizenship, plaintiff, a citizen.and resident of Pennsylvania, brought this suit to recover damages against, defendant, a New York corporation, in the federal court for the southern district of that State. The issues were whether negligence of defendant was a proximate cause of his injuries and whether negligence of plaintiff contributed. He claimed that, by hauling the car with the open door, defendant violated a duty to him. The defendant insisted that it violated no duty and that plaintiff’s injuries were caused by his own negligence...The jury gave him a verdict on which the trial court entered judgment; the circuit court of appeals affirmed. 90 F. (2d) 603.

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U. S. Reports, volume 304, at 64 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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