outcome-determinative test
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The rule that a federal court exercising jurisdiction solely because of the citizenship of the parties should apply a state law, although such is deemed a matter of "procedure" in one sense, where refusal to follow it will bring about a result impossible of attainment in a state court. Guaranty Trust Co. v York, 362 US 99, 89 L Ed 2079, 65 S Ct 1464, 160 ALR 1231.
Ballentine's law dictionary.
Anderson, W.S..
1998.
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