Legal Opinion
Mary Kate Brendle, Administratrix of the Estate of William Charles Brendle, Deceased v. The General Tire and Rubber Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1969No. 12918_1PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
In this suit by a North Carolina plaintiff against an Ohio defendant, arising from a truck accident in Missouri, the sole issue on appeal is which state’s law governs the case. Since federal jurisdiction here depends on diversity of citizenship, the applicable law must be determined by the choice of law rules of the forum state, North Carolina. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Mfg. Co., 313 U.S. 487, 61 S.Ct. 1020, 85 L.Ed. 1477 (1941).
On September 13, 1965, William Bren-dle, a North Carolina resident, was injured in an accident in Lafayette County, Missouri, while he was driving…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Babcock v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1963
- Griffith v. United Air Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
- Reich v. PurcellCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Mary Kate Brendle, Administratrix of the Estate of William Charles Brendle, Deceased v. The General Tire and Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Price v. Litton Systems Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Norman Thomas Trapp v. 4-10 Investment Corporation, Stanley A. Walkosz v. 4-10 Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Santana, Inc. v. Levi Strauss & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Foster v. MaldonadoDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1970
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