Erie Railroad v. Tompkins · ¶38

Whenever possible, consistently with standards sustained by reason and authority constituting the general, law, this Court has followed applicable decisions of state courts. Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 293 U. S. 335, 339. See Burgess v. Seligman, 107 U. S. 20, 34. Black & White Taxicab Co. v. Brown & Yellow Taxicab Co., supra, 530. Unquestionably the issues off negligence and contributory negligence upon which decision of this case depends are questions of general law. Hough v. Railway Co., 100 U. S. 213, 226. Lake, Shore & M. S. Ry. Co. v. Prentice, 147 U. S. 101. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Baugh, supra. Gardner v. Michigan Central R. Co., 150 U. S. 349, 358. Central Vermont Ry. Co. v. White, 238 U. S. 507, 512. Baltimore & Ohio R. Co. v. Goodman, supra. Pokora v. Wabash Ry. Co., supra.

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