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BAXTER v. STURM, RUGER & CO.

(14881)

230 Conn. 335 (1994)

WILLIAM L. BAXTER v. STURM, RUGER AND COMPANY, INC.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decision released July 26, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Longa, with whom was Beverly Stauffer Knapp, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Robert L. Danaher, for the appellee (defendant).

PETERS, C. J., BORDEN, NORCOTT, KATZ and PALMER, Js.

PETERS, C. J.

The sole issue in this appeal, on certification from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, is whether Connecticut law treats a foreign statute of repose as substantive or procedural for choice of law purposes. The plaintiff, William L. Baxter, filed a product liability action in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleging that the defendant, Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc., was liable for the injuries...

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