Denton v. Universal AM-CAN, Ltd.

Illinois Appellate Court
Civil Court
Choice of Law
Citation
Case Number: 
2015 IL App (1st) 132905
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
District: 
1st Dist.
Division/County: 
Cook Co., 3d Div.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
LAVIN
Illinois residents filed personal injury suit for motor vehicle accident that occurred on interstate highway in Indiana. Substantive law of Indiana governs liability and damages issues. Indiana has more significant contacts to the present action than Illinois. While Illinois has interest in compensating its residents for injuries, the interest does not outweigh that of Indiana to maintain safe highways or to protect persons and businesses from being apportioned greater cost in negligence actions. (HYMAN and MASON, concurring.)