Legal Opinion
Charnock v. . Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 22, 1943PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.
Whether for reasons of comity (Bond v. Hume, 243 U. S., 15, 61 L. Ed., 565), or for convenience, or out of respect for the fact that those who are in the jurisdiction of a foreign sovereignty, even temporarily, are under the protection of its laws and must conform their conduct to them (Ala. etc. R. R. Co. v. Carroll, 97 Ala., 126, 138, 11 So., 803), the rule in case of conflict of laws may be stated generally as follows: As to substantive laws, or laws affecting the cause of action, the lex loci — or law of the jurisdiction in which the transaction occurred or circumstances arose on which…
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