J. M. Blythe Motor Lines Corporation v. Jean Blanchette Blalock

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• federal courts will take judicial notice of state laws without requiring proof thereof
• federal courts will take judicial notice of state laws without requiring proof thereof
• the manner by which a defense is asserted is a matter of procedure governed by federal principles; defense of statute of limitations must be affirmatively established by complaint
• “While the state statute of limitations as a bar to recovery is a matter of state substantive law, the manner by which it is asserted and established is a matter of procedure and federal principles control.”
• “While the state statute of limitations as a bar to recovery is a matter of state substantive law, the manner by which it is asserted and established is a matter of procedure and federal principles control.”

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