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MAHNE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 88-2137.

900 F.2d 83 (1990)

Christine MAHNE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY; Donald Petersen; and Harold MacDonald, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied June 18, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Sedler (argued), Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Mich., Edward M. Ricci, Ricci & Roberts, West Palm Beach, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ryan A. Husaynu, John A. Kruse, Detroit, Mich., John M. Thomas (argued), Ford Motor Co., Office of General Counsel, Dearborn, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before NELSON and RYAN, Circuit Judges; and MEREDITH, District Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied June 18, 1990.

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

This case presents a choice of law problem well-suited for a law school civil procedure examination. It requires us to decide whether Michigan or Florida law governs the plaintiff's product liability action. We conclude that Michigan law controls and, therefore, reverse the judgment of the district court.

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On April 16, 1985, Marlo Mahne, a Florida resident, was a...

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