Ingle v. Cassady

Stacy, O. J.

The plaintiff sues to recover for injuries sustained in an automobile accident occurring in the State of Ohio. Liability is to be determined by the law of that State, for unless the plaintiff is entitled to recover there, he is not entitled to recover here. If, however, under the lex loci, a transitory cause of action accrues, it may be prosecuted in another jurisdiction, unless forbidden by public policy or the lex fori. This is conceded. Wise v. Hollowell, 205 N. C., 286, 171 S. E., 82; Steele v. Telegraph Co., 206 N. C., 220, 173 S. E., 583.

The defendant was not an insurer of…