BURBANK v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 82-3762. Summary Calendar.

703 F.2d 865 (1983)

Joseph R. BURBANK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gertler & Gertler, M.H. Gertler, Cheryl A. Denney, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, David L. Campbell, Darrell K. Cherry, New Orleans, La., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, POLITZ and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

To resolve this appeal we must answer a single question: Are the substantive aspects of this wrongful death action governed by the law of Michigan or that of Louisiana? The parties agree that under Michigan workers' compensation law Ford is immune from this suit. Whether the same result obtains under Louisiana law is a matter of dispute. The choice-of-laws battle was waged below in a summary judgment setting. Ford emerged victorious. Applying the "interest...

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