Ivey v. Rollins

The accident involved in .present case, having occurred in the State of South Carolina, and the action having been instituted in the State of North Carolina, the parties concede (1) that the substantive law of South Carolina determines the cause of action maintainable by plaintiff as well as the measure of damages, Wise v. Hollowell, 205 N.C. 286, 171 S.E. 82; (2) that the law of the forum governs in regal'd to matters of evidence, including the application of res ipsa loquitur doctrine .and procedure, and including the joinder of claims for wrongful death and conscious pain and suffering.…