DILLON v. DILLON

No. 20857.

886 P.2d 777 (1994)

126 Idaho 472

Joan E. DILLON, individually and as Natural Mother and Heir and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Deborah L. Dillon, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gordon DILLON, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Pocatello, September 1994 Term.

December 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian R. Goates, Blackfoot, for appellant.

Racine, Olson, Nye, Cooper & Budge, Pocatello, for respondent.


JOHNSON, Justice.

This is a wrongful death case in which the issue presented is the choice of law to determine the applicable statute of limitations. We follow Johnson v. Pischke, 108 Idaho 397, 700 P.2d 19 (1985) in holding that, based on a most significant contacts analysis, Saskatchewan law applies.

I.

THE BACKGROUND AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS.

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