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Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Co., 241 U.S. 571 (1916)
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Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Co., 241 U.S. 571 (1916)
Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Company No. 303 Argued March 14, 1916 Decided June 12, 1916 241 U.S. 571
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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In a case where its jurisdiction rests on diverse citizenship, it is the duty of the federal court to follow the applicable decisions of the state court.
The Supreme Court of the Washington, having in an earlier and similar case to the one pending in the federal court, decided that, under the Mining Act of that state, there is a duty on the mine owner to supply ventilation that will prevent accumulations of gas, which duty cannot be delegated, and that the gas tester is a representative of the principal, and not a fellow servant of other employees engaged in mining, held that it was the duty of the circuit court of appeals to have followed that ruling and to hold that the gas tester was not a fellow servant.
Even though, in the earlier case in the state court, the words of the state supreme court might have been obiter dicta, if they stated the principle of the decision, it was the duty of the federal court to follow them even though the state court may have previously held otherwise.
214 F. 255 reversed; 211 F. 869 affirmed.
The facts, which involve the validity of a judgment of the circuit court of appeals in an action for personal injuries and the duty of the federal court to follow the applicable decisions of the state court in such cases, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Co., 241 U.S. 571 (1916) in 241 U.S. 571 241 U.S. 572. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2PHCS4D9G6G164T.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Co., 241 U.S. 571 (1916), in 241 U.S. 571, page 241 U.S. 572. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2PHCS4D9G6G164T.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Brown v. Pacific Coast Coal Co., 241 U.S. 571 (1916). cited in 1916, 241 U.S. 571, pp.241 U.S. 572. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=2PHCS4D9G6G164T.
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