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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 25 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America.

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1 King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America Anchor
scotus · 1948
green “a federal court adjudicating a matter of state law in a diversity suit is, in effect, only another court of the state; it would be incongruous indeed to hold the federal court bound by a decision which would not be binding on any state court.” 14
2 Savedoff v. Access Group, Inc.
ca6 · 2008
green “as the parties do not dispute that the student loan contracts at issue are governed by ohio law, we apply ohio law to the parties' contractual dispute.” 6
3 Royal Indemnity Company v. Henry Clingan and Linda Clingan
ca6 · 1966
green “although we are not bound in a diversity case by an unreported decision of a state court of original jurisdiction, we may give weight to this decision of the chancery in determining what is the controlling law.” 5

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