Van Dusen v. Barrack | |
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Argued January 8–9, 1964 Decided March 30, 1964 | |
Full case name | Van Dusen, U.S. District Judge, et al. v. Barrack, Administratrix, et al. |
Citations | 376
U.S.
612 (
more) 84 S. Ct. 805; 11
L. Ed. 2d 945; 1964
U.S. LEXIS 1537 |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Goldberg, joined by Warren, Douglas, Clark, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White |
Concurrence | Black |
Van Dusen v. Barrack, 376 U.S. 612 (1964), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that when a case is transferred from a federal court in one state to a federal court in another, the choice of law should be that of the state in which the case was originally filed. [1]