· 3/5/1973
Fells v. Bowman
Citations
- 274 So. 2d 109
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- holding that, while one state's interest in a case may require application of its rules of the road to determine negligence, another state's interest may require application of its fault-based scheme
- Most significant relationship or choice-influencing consideration approachMississippi comparative negligence law applies to damages recoverable by a Mississippi resident's auto accident in Louisiana while rules of the road of the tort state apply to determine negligence
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