Ocean Yachts, Inc. v. Tantillo

Plaintiff Nissan 112 Sales Corporation purchased in New York a boat manufactured by Ocean Yachts in New Jersey. Nissan sued Ocean Yachts in Palm Beach County, where the boat was being operated, and Ocean Yachts moved to dismiss for improper venue. We affirm the denial of the motion, because Ocean Yachts authorized a boat yard in Palm Beach County, as its representative, to perform warranty repair work on the defective boat.

The complaint alleged that Ocean Yachts had made some warranty repairs to the defective boat at its New Jersey facility, but the repairs were not satisfactory, and other…