Handy Varnish Co. v. Midland Linseed Oil Co.

Citations

• 191 F. 256
• 1911 U.S. App. LEXIS 5527

Syllabus

<p>Courts (§ 303*) — Federal Courts — State Statutes as Rules of Decision— Security for Costs.</p> <p>In the absence of any federal statute relating to the matter of requiring plaintiff to give security for costs, a federal court may properly follow a state statute on tbe subject.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Courts, Cent. Dig. §§ 939-949; Dec. Dig. § 363.*</p> <p>State laws as rules of decision in federal courts, see notes to Wilson v. Perrin, 11 C. C. A. 71; Hill v. Hite, 29 C. C. A. 553.]</p>