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Abstract
Plaintiff, an automobile guest, brought action against the driver in Wisconsin for personal injuries sustained in Illinois through the driver's negligence. After commencement of the action, but before trial, the parties intermarried and established a matrimonial domicil in Wisconsin. Held, that the law governing the creation and extent of tort liability is that of the place where the tort is committed; that by the law of Illinois the cause of action was extinguished because of the legal unity of husband and wife; and therefore that the suit must abate, despite the fact that suits between spouses are ordinarily permitted in Wisconsin. Buckeye v. Buckeye (Wis. 1931) 234 N.W. 342.
Recommended Citation
CONFLICT OF LAWS-RIGHT OF ACTION FOR FOREIGN TORT,
29
Mich. L. Rev.
1072
(1931).
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