A California Superior court in Los Angle County is deciding a case involving an issue that has never been addressed by the California courts or the Federal courts. The judge looks at the laws of Arizona which are very similar to California law and found an Arizona Supreme Court case identical to the case he was trying. Is the Judge obligated to use theArizona decision and why?

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A California Superior court in Los Angle County is deciding a case involving an issue that has never been addressed by the California courts or the Federal courts. The judge looks at the laws of Arizona which are very similar to California law and found an Arizona Supreme Court case identical to the case he was trying. Is the Judge obligated to use theArizona decision and why?

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