Court Opinion

ID: 9593404
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 00:22:21.323164+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:01:21.095025
License: Public Domain

SABERS, Justice
(dissenting).
I agree that this case is controlled by the recent South Dakota case of Chambers v. Dakotah Charter, Inc., 488 N.W.2d 63 (S.D.1992), which adopted the most significant relationship test for cases involving conflict or choice of law questions. The most significant relationship test is applied in the first instance by the trial court. Since the trial court did not have the benefit of our decision in Chambers, I would reverse and remand to provide the trial court the opportunity to apply the proper test under the circumstances of this case. Whether the application of the most significant relationship test would indicate the preferred law as Iowa or South Dakota remains for the trial court. See generally Chambers v. Dakotah Charter, Inc., 488 N.W.2d 63 (S.D.1992).