Guaranty Trust Co. v. York

Guaranty Trust Co. v. York
Argued January 3–4, 1945
Decided June 18, 1945
Full case nameGuaranty Trust Co. v. York
Citations326 U.S. 99 (more)
65 S. Ct. 1464; 89 L. Ed. 2079; 1945 U.S. LEXIS 2665; 160 A.L.R. 1231
Case history
PriorCertiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Holding
The state statute of limitations applies if it substantially affects the outcome of the case.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Harlan F. Stone
Associate Justices
Owen Roberts · Hugo Black
Stanley F. Reed · Felix Frankfurter
William O. Douglas · Frank Murphy
Robert H. Jackson · Wiley B. Rutledge
Case opinions
MajorityFrankfurter, joined by Stone, Black, Reed, Jackson
DissentRutledge, joined by Murphy
Roberts and Douglas took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.

Guaranty Trust Co. v. York, 326 U.S. 99 (1945), was a United States Supreme Court case that described how federal courts were to follow state law. Justice Frankfurter delivered the majority opinion further refining the doctrine set forth in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins.