State of Ohio ex rel. Squire v. Porter

— I dissent. Statutes of limitation are procedural statutes that operate to bar the remedy after a reasonable time for bringing suit upon an accrued cause of action, has elapsed. They are not intended to alter or destroy the substantive rights or liabilities involved. (See 34 Am. Jur. 15.) When enforcement is sought in the courts of one state of a right created under the law of another, the law of the forum governs matters of procedure, including the period of limitation imposed upon the remedy. (Restatement, Conflict of Laws, §§ 603, 604.) Invoking the general rule with respect to statutes…