Author Question: A conflict-of-law arises when incidents occur that have taken place in more than one state or ... (Read 159 times)

Engineer · **on:** Jun 24, 2018

A conflict-of-law arises when incidents occur that have taken place in more than one state or entirely in another state from the one in which the lawsuit was filed.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

In Erie v. Tompkins, where Tompkins was hit by a New York train in Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court held that federal common law, as first announced in Swift v. Tyson, was to be abandoned in favor of state common law.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false