When the cause of action arose in another state or territory of the United States, or in a foreign country, and its laws forbid the maintenance of the action because of lapse of time, no action shall be maintained in this state.
Fla. Stat. § 95.10
Cause of action arising in another state
Applied in 20 court decisions — leading case Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Defendant-Appellee-Cross (1976)
Most recently applied in 860 F. Supp. 2d 1062 - Putnam Bank v. Countrywide Financial Corp. (March 2012)
History.--s. 18, ch. 1869, 1872; RS 1295; GS 1726; RGS 2940; CGL 4664; s. 5, ch. 74-382.
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