Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.
E354847
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the validity of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure under the Rules Enabling Act and helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. canonical | 1 |
| Sibbach v. Wilson & Co., 312 U.S. 1 (1941) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3392330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. Context triple: [Rules Enabling Act, interpretedIn, Sibbach v. Wilson & Co.]
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A.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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B.
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state interference with private contracts by striking down a Minnesota pension law as violating the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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C.
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld an Arizona law allowing the state to revoke business licenses of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants, ruling that it was not preempted by federal immigration law.
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D.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. is a landmark 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly defined "gross income" under the Internal Revenue Code to include punitive damages and other undeniable accessions to wealth.
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E.
Zschernig v. Miller
Zschernig v. Miller is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state involvement in foreign affairs by striking down an Oregon law affecting inheritance rights of foreign nationals as an intrusion into the federal government's exclusive foreign relations power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. Target entity description: Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the validity of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure under the Rules Enabling Act and helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking.
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A.
United States v. Darby
United States v. Darby is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld federal labor regulations under the Commerce Clause and marked a broad expansion of federal power over economic activity.
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B.
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus
Allied Structural Steel Co. v. Spannaus is a 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state interference with private contracts by striking down a Minnesota pension law as violating the Constitution’s Contract Clause.
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C.
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting
Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting is a 2011 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld an Arizona law allowing the state to revoke business licenses of employers who knowingly hire unauthorized immigrants, ruling that it was not preempted by federal immigration law.
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D.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co.
Commissioner v. Glenshaw Glass Co. is a landmark 1955 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly defined "gross income" under the Internal Revenue Code to include punitive damages and other undeniable accessions to wealth.
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E.
Zschernig v. Miller
Zschernig v. Miller is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited state involvement in foreign affairs by striking down an Oregon law affecting inheritance rights of foreign nationals as an intrusion into the federal government's exclusive foreign relations power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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federal civil procedure case ⓘ |
| appliedRule |
United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rule 35 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ Rule 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ |
| appliedStatute | Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil procedure
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federal courts ⓘ |
| citation | 312 U.S. 1 ⓘ |
| coreQuestion |
Can a federal rule compel a party to undergo a physical examination in a diversity case?
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What counts as a procedural rule under the Rules Enabling Act? ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| courtLevel | court of last resort ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1941 ⓘ |
| decisionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| holding |
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure that are procedural in nature apply in federal diversity cases
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The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are valid under the Rules Enabling Act if they regulate procedure and do not abridge, enlarge, or modify substantive rights ⓘ |
| impact |
clarified that rules governing procedure in federal courts are valid if they do not affect substantive rights
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helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking ⓘ influenced later Erie doctrine and Hanna v. Plumer jurisprudence ⓘ |
| issue |
Whether a federal procedural rule requiring a physical examination could be applied in a diversity action
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Whether certain Federal Rules of Civil Procedure exceeded the authority granted by the Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
U.S. federal courts
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal courts
|
| keyConcept |
distinction between substantive and procedural law
ⓘ
scope of federal rulemaking power ⓘ validity of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Erie doctrine
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United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
Rules Enabling Act ⓘ civil procedure ⓘ federal procedural rulemaking ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| petitioner | Sibbach ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | diversity jurisdiction civil action in federal court ⓘ |
| respondent | Wilson & Co. ⓘ |
| result | Federal Rules of Civil Procedure upheld as within the authority granted by the Rules Enabling Act ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | personal injury litigation ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. Description of subject: Sibbach v. Wilson & Co. is a 1941 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the validity of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure under the Rules Enabling Act and helped define the scope of federal procedural rulemaking.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sibbach v. Wilson & Co., 312 U.S. 1 (1941)