Lessard v. Clarke

The plaintiffs, Rejean Lessard and Lucien Lambert as administrator of the estate of Francoise Lambert, bring this interlocutory appeal from an order of the Superior Court (Smith, J.), see Sup. Ct. R. 8, holding that Ontario law applies to the issue of damages resulting from a motor vehicle accident. We affirm and remand.

The pertinent facts follow. On July 12, 1994, Rejean Lessard and Francoise Lambert were involved in a motor vehicle accident with the defendant, Ruth Mary Clarke, in Shelburne, New Hampshire. The plaintiffs filed suit, alleging that the defendant’s car crossed the solid yellow…