Vartan Garapedian, Inc. v. Anderson

In the absence of evidence of the New Jersey law, by which the rights of the parties are governed (Gray v. Gray, 87 N. H. 82, 83, and cases cited), the Presiding Justice was warranted in applying the law of the forum on the assumption that the common law of New Jersey is the same as that here in force. Trafton v. Garnsey, 78 N. H. 256, 257; Saloshin v. Houle, 85 N. H. 126, 134; Restatement, Conflict of Laws, s. 622.

In this jurisdiction the rule prevails that a defendant may be liable for a negligent misrepresentation which results merely in financial loss (Weston v. Brown, 82 N. H. 157) as…