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Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
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Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945)
Guaranty Trust Co. v. York No. 264 Argued January 3, 4, 1945 Decided June 18, 1945 326 U.S. 99
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
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In a suit in equity in a federal court to recover upon a State-created right, jurisdiction being based solely upon diversity of citizenship of the parties, a recovery cannot be had if a state statute of limitations would have barred recovery had the suit been brought in a court of the State. Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, followed. P. 108.
143 F.2d 503 reversed.
Certiorari, 323 U.S. 693, to review the reversal of a summary judgment for the defendant (petitioner here) in a suit of which the federal court had jurisdiction solely because of diversity of citizenship of the parties.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945) in 326 U.S. 99 Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=684978LMCCZCAGW.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945), in 326 U.S. 99, Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=684978LMCCZCAGW.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945). cited in 1945, 326 U.S. 99. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=684978LMCCZCAGW.
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