Shaw v. Lee

We have in previous decisions held claimant’s right to recover and the amount which may be recovered for personal injuries must be determined by the law of the state where the injuries were sustained; if no right of action exists there, the injured party has none which can be enforced elsewhere. Doss v. Sewell, 257 N.C. 404; Kizer v. Bowman, 256 N.C. 565, 124 S.E. 2d 543; Knight v. Associated Transport, Inc., 255 N.C. 462, 122 S.E. 2d 64; Nix v. English, 254 N.C. 414, 119 S.E. 2d 220; McCombs v. Trucking Co., 252 N.C. 699, 114 S.E. 2d 683; Goode v. Barton, 238 N.C. 492, 78 S.E. 2d 398;…