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Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner, 423 U.S. 3 (1975)
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Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner, 423 U.S. 3 (1975)
Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner No. 75-245 Decided November 3, 1975 423 U.S. 3
ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES
COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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The conflict of laws rules to be applied by a federal court in Texas must conform to those prevailing in the Texas state courts. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Mfg. Co., 313 U.S. 487. Hence, in affirming judgment for respondents (plaintiffs below) based on the Texas law of strict liability in a diversity action in a Federal District Court in Texas for death and injury from an explosion occurring in a foreign country, the Court of Appeals erred in declining to apply the Texas choice of law rules for determining what substantive law governed the case.
Certiorari granted; 512 F.2d 77, vacated and remanded.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner, 423 U.S. 3 (1975) in 423 U.S. 3 Original Sources, accessed May 20, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7FR7RBXNN4BX6MH.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner, 423 U.S. 3 (1975), in 423 U.S. 3, Original Sources. 20 May. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7FR7RBXNN4BX6MH.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Day & Zimmermann, Inc. v. Challoner, 423 U.S. 3 (1975). cited in 1975, 423 U.S. 3. Original Sources, retrieved 20 May 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7FR7RBXNN4BX6MH.
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