Kimble v. Willey’s Empirical Analysis
204 F.2d 238 · 1953
Citation profile
51 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co. · Huron Holding Corporation v. Lincoln Mine Operating Co · Russell v. Turner · Buder v. Becker · Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. Coleman
Most-quoted passages
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“The burden of demonstrating error is upon the Casualty Company. In a case controlled by local law, that burden is a peculiarly heavy one. This Court is not an appellate court of the State of Missouri and establishes no rules of law for that State. We have repeatedly said that, in reviewing doubtful questions of local law, we would not adopt views contrary to those of the trial judge unless convinced of error, and that all that this Court reasonably can be expected to do in such cases is to see that the determination of the trial court is not induced by a clear misconception or misapplication of the local law. Russell v. Turner, 8 Cir., 148 F.2d 562, 564; Buder v. Becker, 8 Cir., 185 F. 2d 311 , 315, and cases cited. If a federal district judge has reached a permissible conclusion upon a question of local law, we will not reverse, even though we may think the law should be otherwise.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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