Foster v. Leggett

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that Kentucky law applied to a case involving the death of a Kentucky resident in a car accident despite the fact that the tortfeasor was domiciled in Ohio and the fatal accident occurred in Ohio
• finding that “if there are significant contacts—not necessarily the most significant contacts—with Kentucky, the Kentucky law should be applied”
• applying Kentucky law because of significant contacts, including the fact that the route started in Kentucky, a passenger was a resident of Kentucky, and the driver had contacts with Kentucky, including renting a room and working in Kentucky
• “When the court has jurisdiction of the parties its primary responsibility is to follow its own substantive law. The basic law is the law of the forum, which should not be displaced without valid reasons.”
• also noting ..Kentucky's “egocentric” approach to choice of law questions
• that a Kentucky resident was involved in a car accident which occurred in 1 The Sixth Circuit routinely recognizes Kentucky’s “provincial tendency” when applying Kentucky's choice-of-law rules. See, e.g., Wallace Hardware Co. v Abrams, 223 F.3d 382, 391 (6th Cir. 2000

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

38 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Brownell Combs, Ii, Administrator C.T.A. Of the Estate of Leslie Combs, Ii, Deceased v. International Insurance Company
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-01-27· cited 260×
• Hataway v. McKinley
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1992-04-27· cited 150×
• Sutherland v. Kennington Truck Service, Ltd
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1997-05-13· cited 101×
• Wallace Hardware Company, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Bill Abrams, Defendant-Appellee
  Sixth Circuit· 2000-07-27· cited 98×
• Linda Holt v. John Griffin
  Sixth Circuit· 2017-07-28· cited 96×
• Fitts v. Minnesota Min. & Mfg. Co.
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1991-05-24· cited 82×
• Dowis v. Mud Slingers, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Georgia· 2005-10-24· cited 63×
• Saleba v. Schrand
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2009-11-25· cited 47×
• Harris Corp. v. Comair, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1983-07-20· cited 43×
• Adam v. J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1997-11-10· cited 39×
• Labree v. Major
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1973-06-22· cited 35×
• Bonnlander v. Leader National Insurance
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky· 1996-10-11· cited 31×
• Brewster v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.
  Kentucky Supreme Court· 2009-01-22· cited 29×
• Wells Fargo Financial Leasing, Inc. v. Griffin
  W.D. Kentucky· 2013-09-06· cited 23×
• Motenko v. MGM Dist., Inc.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1996-08-16· cited 22×
• Kohn v. United States
  E.D. New York· 1984-07-31· cited 22×
• Grant v. Bill Walker Pontiac-GMC, Inc.
  Sixth Circuit· 1975-09-30· cited 17×
• Harris Corp., Data Communications v. Comair, Inc.
  E.D. Kentucky· 1981-04-14· cited 16×
• In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.
  N.D. Indiana· 2008-03-25· cited 16×
• Res-Care, Inc. v. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
  W.D. Kentucky· 2001-05-30· cited 13×

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Wessling v. Paris
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1967-06-30· cited 66×
• Arnett v. Thompson
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1968-06-21· cited 57×
• Ansback v. Greenberg
  Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)· 1953-03-13· cited 20×