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lex loci delicti rule in New Jersey

7 New Jersey opinions name it 2 courts 1973–2006 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New Jersey courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Pfau v. Trent Aluminum Co.green
nj · 1970 · cited in 2 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1980–1992
2 sentences

1992See Pfau v. Trent Aluminum Co., 55 N.J. 511 , 263 A. 2d 129 (1970).

1992See Pfau v. Trent Aluminum Co., 55 N.J. 511 , 263 A. 2d 129 (1970).

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Mellk v. Sarahsongreen
nj · 1967 · cited in 2 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1984–1991
2 sentences

1991Mellk v. Sarahson, 49 N.J. 226, 228-35 , 229 A. 2d 625 (1967).

1991Mellk v. Sarahson, 49 N.J. 226, 228-35 , 229 A. 2d 625 (1967).

12
Deemer v. Silk City Textile MacH. Co.green
njsuperctappdiv · 1984 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1988–1988
1 sentence

1988Co., 193 N.J.

11
Van Dyke v. Bolvesgreen
njsuperctappdiv · 1969 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1984–1984
1 sentence

1984Historically, New Jersey courts resolved choice of law questions in tort cases in accordance with the doctrine of lex loci delicti, "rigidly applying the [substantive] law of the place where the wrong occurred." Van Dyke v. Bolves, 107 N.J.

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Daily v. Somberggreen
nj · 1958 · cited in 1 New Jersey opinions naming this issue, 1984–1984
1 sentence

1984Although this traditional rule advanced certainty, uniformity and predictability in choice of law determinations, Daily v. Somberg, 28 N.J. 372, 380 (1958), it came to be recognized that the "mechanical application" of the lex loci delicti doctrine often produced an *649 unjust result.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Jersey. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Veazey v. Doremus green
nj · 1986
2 sentences

2006In applying New Jersey's choice-of-law rules to this dispute, we recognize that the traditional lex loci delicti rule, which mechanically applied the law of the place of the wrong, Veazey v. Doremus, 103 N.J. 244, 247 , 510 A. 2d 1187 (1986), has been jettisoned and replaced by "a more flexible `governmental-interest' test that seeks to apply the law of the state with the greatest interest in governing the specific issue in the underlying litigation." Fu, supra, 160 N.J. at 118 , 733 A. 2d 1133 .

2006In applying New Jersey's choice-of-law rules to this dispute, we recognize that the traditional lex loci delicti rule, which mechanically applied the law of the place of the wrong, Veazey v. Doremus, 103 N.J. 244, 247 , 510 A. 2d 1187 (1986), has been jettisoned and replaced by "a more flexible `governmental-interest' test that seeks to apply the law of the state with the greatest interest in governing the specific issue in the underlying litigation." Fu, supra, 160 N.J. at 118 , 733 A. 2d 1133 .

12006–2006
Li Fu v. Hong Fu green
nj · 1999
2 sentences

2006In applying New Jersey's choice-of-law rules to this dispute, we recognize that the traditional lex loci delicti rule, which mechanically applied the law of the place of the wrong, Veazey v. Doremus, 103 N.J. 244, 247 , 510 A. 2d 1187 (1986), has been jettisoned and replaced by "a more flexible `governmental-interest' test that seeks to apply the law of the state with the greatest interest in governing the specific issue in the underlying litigation." Fu, supra, 160 N.J. at 118 , 733 A. 2d 1133 .

2006In applying New Jersey's choice-of-law rules to this dispute, we recognize that the traditional lex loci delicti rule, which mechanically applied the law of the place of the wrong, Veazey v. Doremus, 103 N.J. 244, 247 , 510 A. 2d 1187 (1986), has been jettisoned and replaced by "a more flexible `governmental-interest' test that seeks to apply the law of the state with the greatest interest in governing the specific issue in the underlying litigation." Fu, supra, 160 N.J. at 118 , 733 A. 2d 1133 .

12006–2006
Helen L. Seymour v. Parke, Davis & Company green
ca1 · 1970
1 sentence

1973(The Court of Appeals, in affirming the result, made no mention of this alternative ground of decision. 423 F. 2d 584 (1 Cir. 1970).) In another case, Judge Freedman, in a dissenting opinion, expressed the feeling that there is no reason not to extend the modern conflicts view as to applicable substantive law to the matter of the statute of limitations as well.

11973–1973

Where else courts name it

FL 19 (1967–2017) PA 19 (1964–2025) MI 17 (1968–2002) MD 15 (1981–2024) WV 14 (1987–2024) IN 12 (1980–2024) NC 12 (1989–2020) GA 11 (1996–2023) CT 11 (1986–2000) IL 10 (1969–2007) NY 10 (1955–1994) NM 7 (1976–2015) AL 7 (1980–2014) NJ 7 (1973–2006) RI 7 (1968–2011) TX 6 (1979–2009) MO 6 (1969–1988) WA 5 (2012–2025) AR 5 (1977–2021) WI 5 (1965–2024) DE 5 (1979–2011) VA 5 (2006–2024) SC 4 (1964–2015) MA 3 (1997–2004) ND 3 (1972–1998) SD 3 (1989–1997) LA 3 (1973–1981) KS 3 (1985–2024) IA 2 (1971–1973) CO 2 (1973–1978) WY 2 (1988–2015) VT 2 (1989–1997) OK 2 (2003–2026) TN 2 (1992–2006)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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