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Conflict Of Laws-The Nature Of Statutes Of Limitation, Nancy J. Ringland S. Ed.
Conflict Of Laws-The Nature Of Statutes Of Limitation, Nancy J. Ringland S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Several recent cases have again focused the attention of the courts on the nature of statutes of limitation; the question is whether they are procedural or substantive. For purposes of the conflict of laws this distinction is important, for it is universally agreed that in conflicts cases the substance of the cause of action is governed by the law of the place where it accrued, and the procedural aspects are governed by the law of the forum. There is no doubt that the theory which holds the usual statutes of limitation procedural in nature prevails in this country today, but …