Legal Opinion
Phillips v. General Motors Corp.
Montana Supreme Court
Decided March 7, 2000No. 99-410PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Regnier
¶1 The United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division, has certified the following questions to this Court pursuant to Rule 44, M.R.App.P.
¶2 1. Whether, in a personal injury/product liability/wrongful death action, where there is a potential conflict of laws, Montana will follow the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws, including the “most significant relationship” test set forth in §§ 146 and 6, in the determination of which state’s substantive law to apply?
¶3 2. Given the facts of this case, which state’s law applies to plaintiff’s various tort and damages…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Doctor's Associates, Inc. v. CasarottoSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Kennedy v. City of SawyerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1980
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,908 Alexander MacDonald (95-6028/6286) v. General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellee/cross-Appellant (95-6030/6287)Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at Boston, Massachusetts on July 31, 1973District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1975
- Casarotto v. LombardiMontana Supreme Court · 1994
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