Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.

·1949

What the Court Decided

Held that a federal court sitting in diversity must apply a state law that barred a foreign corporation from maintaining a lawsuit if it had not appointed an in-state agent.

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Cited In

Berk v. Choy

2025 Term · 24-440

Respondents relied on it as supporting state power to impose conditions on maintaining suits in federal court. Petitioner distinguished it as involving a corporation's right to maintain a suit in the state, not pleading requirements.