State-law statutory construction
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From 37 U.S. 32 - The Bank of the United States v. James Daniel et al. · 1838Most cited · 112 citing opinions
This Court, in accordance to a steady course of decision for many years, feels it to be an incumbent duty carefully to examine and ascertain if there be a settled construction by the state courts of the statutes of the respective states, where they are exclusively in force; and to abide by, and follow such construction, when found to be settled.