Legal Opinion
Pancotto v. Sociedade De Safaris De Mocambique, S.A.R.L.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided September 29, 1976No. 73 C 3060PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
MARSHALL, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Rosemary Pancotto, has brought this diversity action to recover damages for a personal injury she sustained in 1973 while on a hunting safari in Mozambique. Pending for decision is the motion of defendant Sociedade de Safaris de Mocambique (Safrique), to apply the law of Mozambique to the substantive issues in the action, and for a determination of the relevant Mozambique law. Defendant has complied with the notice provisions of Fed. R. Civ.P. 44.1. Under the rule of Klaxon v. Stentor Electric Mfg. Co., 313 U.S. 487, 61 S. Ct. 1020,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Ingersoll v. KleinIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
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- Miller v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1968
- Wright v. Central Du Page Hospital Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1976
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