Maria Cardwell Tomlin, and Christine Williams Harrell v. The Boeing Company

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:

The laws of four states and the Republic of South Vietnam are potentially involved in this case. The issue is whether the appellants’ wrongful death action against the Boeing Company is time-barred. The answer turns on which statute of limitations governs. The/ district court, interpreting Washington conflicts law, concluded that a Washington court would not apply Washington’s three year statute of limitation and dismissed the case as time-barred under the other states’ shorter limitation periods. We conclude that a recent decision of the Washington Supreme Court…