Frisbee v. West

The substantive rights and liabilities of the parties are to be determined in accordance with the law of Washintgon, the lex loci. Procedural matters are to be determined in accordance with the law of North Carolina, the lex fori. Nix v. English, 254 N.C. 414, 419, 119 S.E. 2d 220, and cases cited; Knight v. Associated Transport, 255 N.C. 462, 464, 122 S.E. 2d 64.

A Washington statute (Revised Code of Washington, Section 46.60.150) in pertinent part provides: “Every operator of a vehicle on approaching public highway intersections shall look out for and give right of way to vehicles on his…