500 Motors, Inc. v. Superior Court

Opinion

REYNOSO, J.

The sole issue we are asked to determine is whether petitioner has sufficient minimum contacts with California to justify the assertion of jurisdiction over it by a California trial court. We conclude that the undisputed facts do not show such contacts. Accordingly, we issue a peremptory writ of mandate directing the respondent superior court to grant the motion to quash the service of summons requested by petitioner 500 Motors, Inc., an Oregon corporation.

I

The facts, we have noted, are not in dispute. We deal with an under-, lying personal injury subrogation action brought…