Legal Opinion
Garcia v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 6, 1999No. 1 CA-CV 98-0249PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERCH, Judge.
¶ 1 Defendant General Motors Corporation appeals from an adverse jury verdict arising from a single-ear rollover accident in Idaho. General Motors claims that the trial court erred in applying Idaho law, which precluded evidence that Plaintiffs were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident. Because we find that choice-of-law principles dictate the application of Arizona comparative fault law to the facts of this case, we reverse and remand for a new trial.
BACKGROUND
¶ 2 In 1993, Plaintiffs, all Arizona residents and members of a church group, rented a van…
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