Abstract
Erie Railroad v. Tompkins 304 U.S. 64 (1938), limited the power of federal courts to create judge-made law that would displace state law. Jurists view the Supreme Court's decision both a modern cornerstone of American judicial federalism and an example of legal realism's influence.
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2002
Recommended Citation
Wendy C. Perdue, Erie Railroad v. Tompkins, in Oxford Companion to American Law (Kermit L. Hall et al. eds., 2001).