Texas Supreme Court
Esperanza Gutierrez, Petitioner v. Edward R. Collins, Respondent
June 13, 197922 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 417
Summary
The Texas Supreme Court overruled the longstanding lex loci delicti rule and the dissimilarity doctrine for tort actions, holding that the Restatement (Second) most‑significant‑relationship test governs choice of law. It also construed Article 4678 as permissive, not mandatory, for common‑law causes of action and remanded for trial on the merits.