Christian v. Birch

I join the majority opinion except for part I, that classifies the choice of what state’s general statute of limitations applies to a claim as a procedural matter and automatically applies the statute of the forum state. I would apply the choice-influencing-consideration analysis which is used to resolve conflicts of substantive law to determine the applicable statute of limitations. Because applying those choice-influencing considerations would produce the same result reached by the majority, I concur.

A. Classification of Statute-of-Limitations Questions

As the majority notes,…