- Ascertaining The Applicable Law

• Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins 304 U.S. 64, 58 S. Ct. 817, 82 L. Ed. 1188, 1938 U.S.

• Guaranty Trust Co. v. York 326 U.S. 99, 65 S. Ct. 1464, 89 L. Ed. 2079, 1945 U.S.

• Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc 356 U.S. 525, 78 S. Ct. 893, 2 L. Ed. 2d 953, 1958 U.S.

• Hanna v. Plumer 380 U.S. 460, 85 S. Ct. 1136, 14 L. Ed. 2d 8, 1965 U.S.

• Walker v. Armco Steel Corp 446 U.S. 740, 100 S. Ct. 1978, 64 L. Ed. 2d 659, 1980 U.S.

• Stewart Organization, Inc. v. Ricoh Corp 487 U.S. 22, 108 S. Ct. 2239, 101 L. Ed. 2d 22, 1988 U.S.

• Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc 518 U.S. 415, 116 S. Ct. 2211, 135 L. Ed. 2d 659,1996 U.S.

• Mason v. American Emery Wheel Works 241 F.2d 906, 1957 U.S. App.

• Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States 318 U.S. 363, 63 S. Ct. 573, 87 L. Ed. 838, 1943 U.S.

• Miree v. DeKalb County 433 U.S. 25, 97 S. Ct. 2490, 53 L. Ed. 2d 557, 1977 U.S.

• Lampf, Pleva, Lipkind, Prupis & Petigrow v. Gilbertson 501 U.S. 350, 111 S. Ct. 2773, 115 L. Ed. 2d 321, 1991 U.S.

• Dice v. Akron, Canton & Youngstown R. Co 342 U.S. 359, 72 S. Ct. 312, 96 L. Ed. 398, 1952 U.S.