Renoir v. Redstar Corp.

Opinion

MOSK, J.

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and respondents Societe Civile Succession Richard Guiño, a French Trust (Societe Civile); Alain Renoir; and Jacques Renoir (plaintiffs) filed a “Petition for Entry of a California Court Judgment Under The Uniform Foreign Judgment Recognition Act,” by which plaintiffs sought to enforce in California an April 8, 1998 French judgment (French judgment) against defendants Redstar Corporation, Jean-Emmanuel Renoir and Louise Hernandez (defendants). The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs (the California judgment) under Code of Civil Procedure…