Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc.
1958 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., 356 U.S. 525 (1958), decided on May 19, 1958, was a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States that refined the doctrine regarding in what instances courts were required to follow state law.
Quick Facts Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., Argued January 28, 1958Reargued April 28–29, 1958 Decided May 19, 1958 ...
Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. | |
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Argued January 28, 1958 Reargued April 28–29, 1958 Decided May 19, 1958 | |
Full case name | Byrd v. Blue Ridge Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
Citations | 356 U.S. 525 (more) 78 S. Ct. 893; 2 L. Ed. 2d 953; 1958 U.S. LEXIS 1029 |
Case history | |
Prior | Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit |
Holding | |
State law does not apply because the laws in question were more procedural than substantive, and because other considerations mandated that state law should not apply. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Brennan, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Burton, Clark |
Concur/dissent | Whittaker |
Dissent | Frankfurter, joined by Harlan |
Dissent | Harlan |
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