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The Erie court decides that the law of the forum state should be applicable to all cases heard by federal courts sitting in diversity jurisdiction within a state to create uniformity, stop the problems that arose due to the Swift decision, and make sure that federal courts do not overstep their power in creating a body of federal substantive law (federal courts do not hold such power).