Stevens v. Pullman, Inc.

ORFINGER, Judge.

Plaintiff was injured and his wife was killed when a tractor-trailer rig he was operating and in which his wife was riding as a passenger, left the highway and struck an embankment while travelling through the state of Alabama. Plaintiff, a Florida resident, individually and as personal representative of his wife’s estate, filed this action for damages.

Asserting that the Alabama wrongful death statute did not measure up to the standards of its Florida counterpart and that it was contrary to the public policy of Florida, plaintiff filed a motion asking the trial court to…