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In the Matter of R

2 Cited authorities

  1. Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Co.

    311 U.S. 538 (1941)   Cited 252 times
    Holding that "until such time as a case is no longer sub judice, the duty rests upon federal courts to apply state law. . . in accordance with the then controlling decision of the highest state court"

  2. Patterson v. Alabama

    294 U.S. 600 (1935)   Cited 113 times
    In Patterson v. Alabama, 294 U.S. 600, we remanded a case to the highest court of the State, even though that court had affirmed on state procedural grounds, because after that affirmance we had reversed on constitutional grounds a case having identical substantive facts.