Legal Opinion
Severn v. Adidas Sportschuhfabriken
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 1, 1973No. Civ. 31658PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
Plaintiff Clifford Severn, doing business as Clifford Severn Sporting Goods, commenced an action in California against the three defendant European corporations named in the caption and defendant Horst Dassler, a resident of France. It is conceded (at least no one contends otherwise on this appeal) that defendants had “certain minimum contacts with [California] such that maintenance of the suit does not offend ‘traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.’ ” (See Internat. Shoe Co. v. Washington (1945) 326 U.S. 310, 316 [90 L.Ed. 95, 102, 66 S.Ct. 154, 161…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Stewart v. RamsaySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Lamb v. SchmittSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Biewend v. BiewendCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Atkinson v. Superior Court of Los Angeles CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Pointer v. GhavamDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1985
- Ameron, a California Corporation v. Anvil Industries, Inc., an Ohio Corporation, and Baton Rouge Manufacturing Co., Inc., an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
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