Jarvis v. Ashland Oil, Inc.

This case, at first blush, appears to present us with a classic conflict of laws question. Upon further examination, however, it is clear that the resolution of the question presented to us for review is neither complicated nor difficult.

To summarize, Ashland is a Kentucky corporation; Union is a West Virginia corporation. Arthur R. Jarvis, plaintiff below, is an Ohio resident who was injured while working for Union on an Ashland job in the state of New York. The principal parties to this appeal, Ashland and Union, had entered into a contract and agreed in explicit terms that the laws of…