Vogh v. American International Rent-A-Car, Inc

This case presents a choice of law between Michigan, under whose statutes defendant is automatically liable, and Texas, under whose law defendant’s liability would be precluded.

Plaintiffs decedent, Brian Vogh, was employed by defendant Jack Martin & Company, an accounting firm incorporated in Michigan. In the summer of 1979, Martin sent Brian Vogh, defendant Alan Vida, and a third employee to Houston, Texas, to perform an audit. Brian allegedly accepted another job in Texas, and his last day of work for Martin was July 31, 1980. That evening, Brian Vogh, Alan Vida, and two others met at a…