Abendschein v. Farrell

When Mr. Sherwood’s excellently presented commentary, “Babcock v. Jackson: The Transition from the Lex Loci Delicti Buie to the Dominant Contacts Approach” was published 5 years ago in the Michigan Law Beview (Yol 62, No 8, pp 1358-1375), it soon became evident that an early motion would be made in this Court to overrule Kaiser v. North (1939), 292 Mich 49, and all Michigan counterparts thereof. The regularly followed and much shorter motor route from southeastern Michigan, across Ontario toward New York State and the lower New England States, stimulated much of the ensuing professional and…