Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States
     Case Date: 11/03/2025
     
            
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 	Clearfield Trust Co. v. United States, 318 U.S. 363 (1943)[1], was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that federal negotiable instruments were governed by federal law, and thus the federal court had the authority to fashion a common law rule.
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