Legal Opinion
North American Asbestos Corp. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 9, 1986No. A030737PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MERRILL, J.
Petitioner, North American Asbestos Corporation, a dissolved Illinois corporation defending an action alleging injury from asbestos, challenges a ruling denying its motion for summary judgment. Petitioner had sought a determination that suit was barred because it was filed more than two years after dissolution of the corporation. Applying choice of law principles, we conclude that under California Corporations Code section 2010 the suit may be maintained.
California Corporations Code section 2010 provides that “[a] corporation which is dissolved nevertheless continues to…
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