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Some years ago in writing on the present subject the author made the statement that the renvoi doctrine was no part of the conflict of laws of the United States. In the light of certain more recent decisions or judicial utterances the question may properly be asked again: Should the courts of the United States adopt the renvoi theory in the conflict of laws? Although no discussion of the problem is yet to be found in any American decision, there are cases in which the renvoi doctrine has been sanctioned either expressly or by necessary implication. The case of Guernsey v. The Imperial Bank of Canada2 and the case of Lando v. Lando3 may serve as illustrations. In the former case an action was brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Wyoming against the indorser of a promissory note. The note was made and indorsed in Illinois, but it was payable in Canada. Presentment, demand and protest were made, and notice of dishonor was given in compliance with the law of Canada; but the indorser claimed that the notice would have been insufficient to charge the indorser if the note had been payable in Illinois. The court below held that the notice was good and rendered judgment against the indorser. The latter's counsel insisted that the ruling was error on the ground that the sufficiency of the notice was governed by the law of the place of indorsement and not by the law of the place of payment. On appeal, the learned court made the following remarks concerning the above contention:

The Renvoi Doctrine in the Conflict of Laws. Meaning of "The Law of a Country"