The Effect in Choice of Law Cases of the Acquisition of a New Domicile after the Commission of a Tort or the Making of a Contract

A.post-transaction change of domicile by one of the parties to a law suit raises important questions which the court must answer in determining what law to apply to the transaction. The author examines and analyzes policy considerations in two types of cases: those in which the application of the law of the new domicile would favor the changing party and those in which it would work to his or her disadvantage.