UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS ON-LINE
NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO. V. JACKSON, 304 U. S. 261 (1938)
304 U. S. 261U.S. Supreme Court
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Jackson, 304 U.S. 261 (1938)
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Jackson
No. 869
Decided May 16, 1938
304 U.S. 261
Syllabus
Questions of the construction of an insurance policy are to be decided by the federal courts in accordance with the applicable principles of state law. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, ante, p. 304 U. S. 64.
Certiorari granted; 94 F.2d 288 vacated.
Petition for certiorari to review a Judgment enforcing an insurance policy, on a cross-bill, in a suit to set it aside.