Grauer v. United Truck Center, Inc.

Defendant, United Truck Center, Inc. (UTC), has filed a motion to establish Connecticut law as the applicable substantive law in this wrongful death case, Essex County Civil Action Number 91-204. The defendant argues that the substantive law of Connecticut is the applicable law because the plaintiff and the decedent were Connecticut residents, the car accident which caused the death of Margaret Grauer occurred on a Connecticut highway, and two of the allegedly negligent actions or omissions which lead to the accident occurred in Connecticut. For the reasons stated herein, the defendant’s…