2022 US Code
Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
Part V - Procedure
Chapter 111 - General Provisions
Sec. 1652 - State laws as rules of decision

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Citation 28 U.S.C. § 1652 (2022)
Section Name §1652. State laws as rules of decision
Section Text

The laws of the several states, except where the Constitution or treaties of the United States or Acts of Congress otherwise require or provide, shall be regarded as rules of decision in civil actions in the courts of the United States, in cases where they apply.

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(June 25, 1948, ch. 646, 62 Stat. 944.)

Editorial Notes HISTORICAL REVISION NOTES

Based on title 28, U.S.C., 1940 ed., §725 (R.S. §721).

"Civil actions" was substituted for "trials at common law" to clarify the meaning of the Rules of Decision Act in the light of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Such Act has been held to apply to suits in equity.

Changes were made in phraseology.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 28 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V - PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 111 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1652 - State laws as rules of decision
Contains section 1652
Date 2022
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 5, 2023
Positive Law Yes
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 62 Stat. 944
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