· 10/5/1978
Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance Company
Citations
- 584 F.2d 1306
- 3 Fed. R. Serv. 756
- 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 8584
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- warning courts to avoid dicta on conflicts questions when not put in issue by the parties
- warning courts to avoid dicta on conflicts questions when not put in issue by the parties
- warning courts to avoid dicta on conflicts questions when not put in issue
- Pennsylvania would adhere to traditional substance/procedure distinction for things routinely labeled as procedural by the Pennsylvania courts.
- F.A.A. airworthiness directives impugning the mechanical safety of the model of a plane whose crash was at issue admissible
- state has an interest in having its rules applied to insurance contracts purchased by its residents
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Judges: Gibbons, Garth
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