In Erie v. Tompkins, where Tompkins was hit by a New York train in Pennsylvania, the Supreme Court held that the matter must be tried under federal law because the law of New York and Pennsylvania were in conflict.

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In Erie v. Tompkins, the Supreme Court held that there was no federal common law and that state law must be followed in cases where there was no direct contradiction with federal law. Therefore, Tompkins' case had to be tried under Pennsylvania's law, not federal law.

In Erie V Tompkins, Where Tompkins Was Hit by a New York