Legal Opinion
Alfred Gerome Nelson and Vida Nelson v. International Paint Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 24, 1983No. 83-1739PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNEED, Circuit Judge:
Appellants, Alfred and Vida Nelson, seek review of the district court’s dismissal of their products liability claim on the ground that the statute of limitations has run. Jurisdiction in the federal district court existed by virtue of diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1382. Appellants argue that the district court erred in looking to the choice of law rules of the forum state, California, and that the court should have applied the rules of Texas, the state from which their claim was transferred. Appellants also contend that the district court should have tolled the…
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