Herron v. Southern Pacific Co.

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• holding that a state law requiring the jury to decide the issue of contributory negligence cannot interfere with authority of a federal court to direct a verdict where there are no facts in dispute
• holding that a state law requiring the jury to decide the issue of contributory negligence cannot interfere with authority of a federal court to direct a verdict where there are no facts in dispute
• stating that a federal court sitting in diversity is \not subject” to a state rule that a court \shall not direct a verdict, where the evidence is such that a verdict the other way would be set aside”
• federal judge has inherent power to govern and control the conduct of a trial
• federal judge has inherent power to govern and control the conduct of a trial
• hold- ing that a state law requiring the jury to decide the issue of contributory negligence cannot interfere with authority of a federal court to direct a verdict where there are no facts in dis- pute

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