SHAW v. LEE

No. 665.

129 S.E.2d 288 (1963)

258 N.C. 609

Ruth Olson SHAW v. Thomas H. LEE, Administrator of the Estate of David M. Shaw, Deceased.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

February 1, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett, Everett & Everett by Robinson O. Everett, Durham, for plaintiff appellant.

Spears & Spears, Durham, for defendant appellee.


RODMAN, Justice.

We have in previous decisions held claimant's right to recover and the amount which may be recovered for personal injuries must be determined by the law of the state where the injuries were sustained; if no right of action exists there, the injured party has none which can be enforced elsewhere. Doss v. Sewell, 257 N.C. 404, 125 S.E.2d 899

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