Rule · Federal Rules of Evidence
Fed. R. Evid. 302 — Applying State Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases
Fed. R. Evid. 302
- Type
- Rule
- Source
- Federal Rules of Evidence
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-10-22
- Current through
- Nov 10, 2026 (Office of the Law Revision Counsel)
In a civil case, state law governs the effect of a presumption regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision.
Citator
Fed. R. Evid. 302 — Applying State Law to Presumptions in Civil Cases is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
In a civil case, state law governs the effect of a presumption regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision.