Duke v. Housen

In brief outline of the basis of my dissent, I agree with the majority that under the common law, limitations of actions are governed by the law of the forum. Section 1-3-117, W.S.1977, the so-called borrowing statute, changes that rule only to the extent that we are required to apply the limitation of another state if it is determined that the “cause of action arose” in that other state. The majority recognize that both a wrongful act and a resulting injury are necessary to effect an actionable tort, and that the “law of the place where the plaintiff sustains injury to her person controls.”…